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People skate the frozen Toronto Harbor just off Algonquin Island with the city of Toronto in the background
Picture: Norm Betts/Barcroft Media



A murmuration of thousands of starlings flying at sunset to settle for the night in Aberystwyth, Wales
Picture: Alamy Live News



A munk's devil ray flying up to 10 feet out of the water in Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico
Picture: OCTAVIO ABURTO/MERCURY PRESS



Bellringers, known as "Joaldunak" in Basque language and a man dressed as Hartza (bear) (C) march with big cowbells tied to their backs during the ancient carnival of Ituren, in the northern Spanish Navarra province
Picture: AFP/Getty Images



Traffic moves in front of the Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus railway station as it is illuminated with the colours of the Indian flag on the occasion Republic Day in Mumbai
Picture: REUTERS



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Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje perform their free dance routine to win the gold medal in the ice dance competition at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Kingston, Ontario
Picture: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasso



A man plunges into icy water in St. Petersburg, Russia marking the 71st anniversary of the breaking the Nazi siege of Leningrad during WWII. The temperature in St. Petersburg is around -3 C (27 F).
Picture: AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky



Visitors stand on a viewing platform in the center of a giant 360 degree panorama display that depicts the city of Dresden in the aftermath of the Allied firebombing during the opening day in Dresden, Germany
Picture: Matthias Rietschel/Getty Images



Colombian bullfighter Juan De Castilla performs during a bullfight at La Macarena bullring in Medellin, Colombia
Picture: RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images



A barn with the mural of the American Gothic painting is seen in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Artist Mark Benesh recreated the original which was painted by Grant Wood.
Picture: REUTERS/Jim Young



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Igor Malicky, 89, from Krakow, a survivor of the holocaust, at Auschwitz-Birkenau one day before the 70th anniversary of the liberation
Picture: Action Press/REX



Miss Colombia, Paulina Vega is crowned by last year's Miss Universe, Venezuela's Gabriela Isler at the 63rd Annual Miss Universe Pageant in Miami Florida
Picture: REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity



Celena Wolfe at her farm near Bodmin, Cornwall. Farmer Celena has won a beauty contest, and will now compete to be a national champion
Picture: SWNS.com



Mongolian-born grand sumo champion Yokozuna Hakuho holds the Emperor's Cup while celebrating with his supporters after winning the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo
Picture: REUTERS/Kyodo



Participants are covered in flour during the Domingo Fareleiro festivities in Xinzo de Limia in north-western Spain
Picture: EPA/BRAIS LORENZO



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OMG....they are ALL so beautiful! This is what heaven must be like!

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OMG....they are ALL so beautiful! This is what heaven must be like!

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If heaven means living with a bunch of catty divas then I'll pass. Sure they are beautiful to look at but can you imagine living with 2 dozen probably spoiled and very high maintenance women in the same house or place?

Just look at the faces of some of those behind. You can almost read their minds.... And they are not pleasant thoughts for the winner. LOL ms Mexico and that blonde to the left looks like they're about to put a hit on ms universe...and ms . Lithuathia looks like she's planning on spiking the drink with cyanide in the after dinner shindig..

Heaven will quickly turn to hell after the first 48 hours.

Yes I'm a grumpy old cat.

Get off my lawn!,,

I wish I could bring one of them -- any one of them -- back to my location.

kwaigonegin said:

If heaven means living with a bunch of catty divas then I'll pass. Sure they are beautiful to look at but can you imagine living with 2 dozen probably spoiled and very high maintenance women in the same house or place?

Just look at the faces of some of those behind. You can almost read their minds.... And they are not pleasant thoughts for the winner. LOL ms Mexico and that blonde to the left looks like they're about to put a hit on ms universe...and ms . Lithuathia looks like she's planning on spiking the drink with cyanide in the after dinner shindig..

Heaven will quickly turn to hell after the first 48 hours.

Yes I'm a grumpy old cat.

Get off my lawn!,,

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That is so true AFB! I laughed for some time after reading you post. I can’t see that attraction of having many wives like some of those Mormon chaps. It’s bad enough with one complaining about household problems, trips and domestic finances. Can you imagine 10 or twenty!

It’s better to stay single and enjoy them on your own terms or become a Saudi and have a harem.


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An orphaned baby fruit bat hangs off a carer's shirt while being cared for at the Ark Animal Hospital in Darwin, Australia
Picture: Helen Orr/Newspix/REX



A man throws food into the water for swans and ducks with the air temperature at about minus 35 degrees Celsius (minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit) as steam rises from the water near the village of Urozhainy, Sovetsky district of Altai region, Russia. About 600 swans annually migrate to the lake, which is heated by warm springs.
Picture: REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin



Survivors of the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz arrive at the former camp in Oswiecim. Ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the camp take place on January 27, with some 300 former Auschwitz prisoners taking part in the commemoration event.
Picture: REUTERS/Michal Lepecki/Agencja Gazeta



Glow-in-the-dark blue waves caused by a bioluminescent algal bloom have been spotted at night near Sam Mun Tsai beach in Hong Kong. Algal blooms occur when there is a sharp growth in algae population in a water system, and are considered harmful resulting in negative impacts on other organisms.
Picture: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu



A Greek Presidential Guard performs his duties in front of the the Greek Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Greek parliament ahead of this weekend's general election in Athens, Greece
Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images


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Masks for the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) are prepared at the New Pro Foundries in west London. Designed by US sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe in 1955, the bronze casts have been made at the foundry since the ceremony began in 1975. The BAFTA's will be presented in London on February 8, 2015.
Picture: LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images



n 8ft long, fully animated adult male polar bear is unleashed at London's Charing Cross underground station to mark the launch of Sky Atlantic's hotly anticipated Arctic crime drama Fortitude premiering on Thursday 29th January at 9pm.
Picture: Daniel Lewis / Barcroft



A close up of the jaws of Nino the crocodile taken by Nick Robertson-Brown, 62, and his wife Caroline, 41, at Jardines de la Reina, Cuba
Picture: Frogfish Photography / Barcroft



Two men take part in a series of cold endurance tests, including showering in icy water, eating ice cubes, hugging ice blocks, and being blown with a fan in southern China's Hunan Province. The winner was Huo Wa who endured the freezing water for 60 minutes. During the competition Huo had a total of 61 buckets of ice water poured over him.
Picture: XJZ/Quirky China News/REX



Locals dressed in sheepskins take part in the ancient carnival of Ituren, in the northern Spanish Navarra province
Picture: ANDER GILLENEA/AFP/Getty Images


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With the air temperature at about -35 degrees Celsius (minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit) swans swim across a lake heated by hot springs during sunset near the village of Urozhainy, Sovetsky district of Altai region, Russia
Picture: REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin



Andy Murray's fiancee, Kim Sears celebrates after he wins his quarterfinal match against Nick Kyrgios of Australia during day nine of the 2015 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia
Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images



US sailors Zack Downing and Riley Gibbs, in the 49er class, capsize during the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami on Biscayne Bay in Miami
Picture: AP Photo/Lynne Sladky



Fishing boats ride out the storm in Scituate, Mass.
Picture: AP Photo/Michael Dwyer



A woman cross country skis on snow covered roads during a blizzard in Boston, Massachusetts
Picture: REUTERS/Brian Snyder


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