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Usain Bolt / Fans embrace sprinter

Aug. 18, 2009
Usain Bolt couldn't run away from the fans pressing him for an autograph. They kept crowding closer and closer outside Olympic Stadium, pushing pens, shirts and Jamaican flags at him. Finally, an official came to the rescue, ushering Bolt to a nearby car...
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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo