It's a mad, mad world

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A look at some odd and unusual events around the world

A Nissan employee tries to drive the Japanese automaker's ball-shaped electric vehicle Pivo 2 out from a tiny parking space during the "concept" car's demostration in Tokyo.

Moths are seen on a billboard in Sydney, Australia, as swarms of the flying insects are invading Sydney's business district, cloaking skyscrapers and infesting hotels.

Four-month-old Katya Wilson takes a nap in a pile of leaves at Kin Coulee Park in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

The Harlem Honeys and Bears, a synchronized swimming group for adults ages 50 and older, practice at the Hansborough Recreation Center in Harlem. "These seniors are something else," said Oliver Foote, who coaches the Honeys and Bears.

Indian schoolchildren brush their teeth together in an attempt to break the world record for most people brushing their teeth in multiple venues. Over 150,000 students from over 350 schools across 23 cities in India participated in the event.

Larry Davidson walks past a 250-pound pumpkin at his farm in Harvard, Illinois,. Davidson is a dairy farmer who also sells monster pumpkins weighing in at 400-plus pounds and often takes prizes in annual pumpkin weigh-offs.

No, it isn't some type of torture device. Hiroyuki Ishii is having his face massaged by the WAO-1 robot at a laboratory in Tokyo. University researchers hope the contraption will soon be deployed to hospitals and spas across Japan to give therapeutic facial massages. The robot was developed initially for patients with jaw-related medical problems who require facial massages as part of their treatment.

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A Nissan employee tries to drive the Japanese automaker's ball-shaped electric vehicle Pivo 2 out from a tiny parking space during the "concept" car's demostration in Tokyo.

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