SECRET POOL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT

HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers. The 11x5ft pool, located in south-eastern California, was built by Austrian visual artist Alfredo Barsuglia. The free retreat includes a solar-powered filter and chlorination system, but visitors face a challenge if they want to take a dip.

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ANGRY GIRAFFE DESTROYS BIKE

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OLYMPIC ATHLETES LINE UP IN LEGO 2012 AQUATIC CENTRE

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AMAZING PEN ART

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

CHEETAH HUNT

Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .

RELAXING SNOW MONKEY

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POLE-DANCING MUM CELEBRATES PREGNANCIES WITH WACKY STUNTS

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TEEN DANCER ROBBED OF TALENTS AFTER SCOLIOSIS SURGERY

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POLAR BEAR STRETCHES

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This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .

FROM KEBAB TO KE-BABE: WOMAN DROPS 13ST AFTER FOOD ATTACK

A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .

BOSTON MARATHON PICTURES

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .