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Jumping with Michelle

A group of children at rear watch as First lady Michelle Obama exercises by jump-roping during a healthy kids fair on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

World Beard and Moustache Championships

Frenchman Herve Diebolt, a participant of the international World Beard and Moustache Championships smiles in Gruendau near Frankfurt September 19, 2009. Over 160 participants compete in 17 categories of beard and moustache styles.

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Santa O Clause from Aussie

Santa O Clause from Australia runs in bare feet in the heats of the 80-84 year-old class of the men's 100 meters during the Masters Games, in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009.

(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

West Sumatera Earthquake

October 1, 2009, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the city of Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 75 people and trapping thousands under rubble, officials said.


Photos by Reuters

The Great Drain, Rome

According to tradition, the Cloaca Maxima ("great drain"), which runs beneath the Roman Forum, was built in the sixth century b.c., making it one of the city's oldest—if not the oldest—surviving structures.

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Rome Catacombe

Rome's famous catacombs were built mainly by Christians who could not afford aboveground burial plots. Christian landowners outside the city allowed access to their property for underground burials, and over several centuries, the catacombs spread through miles of subterranean passages like these.

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