WHAT IF... science exhibition at Trinity College, Dublin - The exhibition fuses contemporary design with science to conjure up possible future scenarios.
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In this photo taken late Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, a follower of Maria Lionza's cult gestures after partially cutting his tongue during an annual ritual at Sorte Mountain, in Venezuela's Yaracuy state.
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Wax artist Laurent Mellie makes the final adjustments to the waxwork, as final preparations are made for the official opening of the re-opened National Wax Museum Plus in Foster Place, Dublin.
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Members of the Poetry Society roll up a giant knitted poem outside the British Library, Euston Road, London.
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A BMX rider performs a no-hander during a display at the Cycle Show at Earls Court, London.
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Austrian Pilot Hannes Arch hits a Air Gate during the final round of the 2009 Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Barcelona, Spain, October 04, 2009.
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A woman cries after failing to enter her submerged house at Garlapadu village, about 180 kilometers (112 miles) away from Hyderabad, India, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Medical teams were being rushed to flood-devastated southern India where scores of people have died after five days of unceasing torrential rains.
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Thai jockey Adul Boran goes to the whip during the annual Water Buffalo races Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Chonburi, Thailand. The event attracts water buffalo racers from all over Thailand.
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Keeper John Mostyn lets a diamond python wrap itself around his head at Sydney Wildlife World in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The Wildlife park is holding a survey to establish which of the two types of animals the public find more creepy, snakes or spiders.
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The 'Super Scooby' burger, Britain's largest and most fattening burger with an artery-busting 2,645 calories, pictured next to a MacDonalds Big Mac burger.
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