A costumed superhero in the slums, Czechs walking silly and No Pants Day in Mexico: These are among the images that prompted us to do a double take this year.
Fans of British comedy group Monty Python take part in International Silly Walk Day in Brno, Czech Republic. (Radek Mica / AFP/Getty Images)
A picture rotated 180 degrees shows a visitor to the Upside Down House at the All-Russian Exhibition Center in Moscow. (Yuri Kochetkov / EPA)
The annual No Pants Subway Ride brought out these riders in Mexico City. (Marco Ugarte / Associated Press)
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A staff member dressed as Darth Vader from the “Star Wars” films arrives for photographers at the opening of Lucasfilms’ new animation production facility in Singapore. (Roslan Rahman / AFP/Getty Images)
In Urnaesch, Switzerland, a so-called Silvesterchlaus (New Year’s Claus), equipped with cowbells, goes on foot to offer best wishes to farmers of the region. (Ennio Leanza / Associated Press)
Costumed, torch-bearing revelers called “kukeri” take part in the Kukeri Carnival, an old Bulgarian ritual to spook evil spirits, in the village of Batanovci. (Dimtar Dilkoff / AFP/Getty Images)
In the Favela do Metro slum of Rio de Janeiro, near Maracana stadium, children are intrigued by a man dressed as Batman. (Yasuyoshui Chiba / AFP/Getty Images)
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A man pours cold water over himself to purify his body and soul during a New Year’s event at the Kanda Shrine in Tokyo. (Toru Yamanaka / AFP/Getty Images)
Dennis Rodman prepares to leave after he and fellow basketball players completed a television interview at a Pyongyang, North Korea hotel. (David Guttenfelder / Associated Press)
Indian soldiers march during a rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (Saurabh Das / Associated Press)
A male model presents a creation by designer Bobby Abley for MAN during the Autumn/Winter 2014 London Collections fashion event in London. (Ben Stansall / AFP/Getty Images)
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Coin offerings are seen on one of the human-bone pyramids in the Sedlec Ossuary, beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in the Czech Republic. (Michal Cizek / AFP/Getty Images)
People run into the water just off the Boardwalk at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Christopher Gregory / Getty Images)