The world we live in is an amusing place that never fails to astonish us with its uniqueness. Similarly, the people living here also have their own ways of being peculiar. Curating the list of Oddly pictures, here are 30 fascinating images of 2017.

1. 1 / 31The world we live in is an amusing place that never fails to astonish us with its uniqueness. Similarly, the people living here also have their own ways of being peculiar. Every year, strange and unusual things happen all around the world that make us scratch our heads and wonder about the times we are living in. From bizarre food trends to places to visit, the list is long. Keeping this in mind, Reuters has come up with a list of ‘ Oddly’ pictures that were clicked in 2017. The list covers different people, in different corners of the world, doing things that qualify under their ‘odd’ description. It is quite fascinating to see each picture, that in its own weird way, tells a story. Check out the oddly list of pictures here: (Source: Reuters)

1. 2 / 31Pigs are herded off a platform into water by breeders during daily exercise at a pig farm in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China on August 14. (Source: Reuters)

1. 3 / 31Singer Grace Jones adjusts her hat as she arrives for the UK premiere of her movie “Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami” in London, Britain, on October 25. (Source: Reuters)

1. 4 / 31Willem Grant of Manhattan walks through British artist Lucy Sparrow’s installation “The Convenience Store (8 ’til Late),” which recreates a New York convenience store but with all the products made of felt at The Standard, High Line in Manhattan, New York, on June 5 (Source: Reuters)

1. 5 / 31California “weed nun” Christine Meeusen, 57, (R), and India Delgado, who goes by the name Sister Eevee, smoke a joint at Sisters of the Valley near Merced, California, on April 18. (Source: Reuters)

1. 6 / 31Tom Morgan, from Bristol-based company The Adventurists, flies in a chair with large party balloons tied to it near Johannesburg, South Africa, on October 20. (Source: Reuters)

1. 7 / 31French Model Emeline Duhautoy poses with her collection of 1,679 stuffed toy cows she has been collecting for over seven years at her home in Saint-Omer, northern France, on March 12. (Source: Reuters)

1. 8 / 31Hanifa Doosti (C), 17, and other students of the Shaolin Wushu club show their Wushu skills to other students on a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 29. (Source: Reuters)

1. 9 / 31A woman with long hair poses for pictures in Weihai, Shandong province, China, on April 22. (Source: Reuters)

1. 10 / 31Mermaid and diving instructor Luciana Fuzetti trains whilst wearing a mermaid tail in the Tijucas Islands in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 22. (Source: Reuters)

1. 11 / 31Students of the Krasnoyarsk choreographic college Anastasia Shevtsova (R) and Yulia Lyakhovykh do leg-splits as they study for an exam and a performance by the graduates at the State Theatre of Opera and Ballet, at the college’s campus in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on May 4. (Source: Reuters)

1. 12 / 31A groom naps as newlywed couples attend a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeong, South Korea, on September 7. (Source: Reuters)

1. 13 / 31A woman dives and pretends to ride a bike at Underwater Park in Pula, Croatia, on August 1. (Source: Reuters)

1. 14 / 31Anfisa, a 12-year-old female chimpanzee, picks its nose at the Royev Ruchey Zoo in a suburb of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on October 18. (Source: Reuters)

1. 15 / 31Nermin Halilagic, 38, poses with kitchen utensils in Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 23. Halilagic discovered earlier this year that he had the unusual ability to attach items to his body using what he says is a special energy radiated from his body. Without making any special preparation, he says he is able to hold on to spoons, forks, knives, and other kitchen appliances, as well as non-metal objects like remote controls, all plastic stuff, and cell phones. (Source: Reuters)

1. 16 / 31A rare white moose is seen in Gunnarskog, Varmland, Sweden on July 31. (Source: Reuters)

1. 17 / 31Maurizio Cattelan’s “America”, a fully functional solid gold toilet, is seen at The Guggenheim Museum in New York City, on August 30. (Source: Reuters)

1. 18 / 31A model presents a creation by Hu Sheguang at China Fashion Week in Beijing, on November 7. (Source: Reuters)

1. 19 / 31A wingsuit flyer hits the target during Wingsuit Flying World Championship in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, China, on September 11. (Source: Reuters)

1. 20 / 31A visitor wearing a T. Rex costume uses the lavatory at the London Comic Con, at the ExCel exhibition centre in east London, on October 27. (Source: Reuters)

1. 21 / 31A golden eagle grabs a flying drone during a military training exercise at Mont-de-Marsan French Air Force base, Southwestern France, on February 10. (Source: Reuters)

1. 22 / 31Babyclon owner Cristina Iglesias adjusts an Avatar baby at the Bilbao Reborn Doll Show, a trade fair featuring hyperrealist silicone and vinyl babies, known as “Reborns”, in Bilbao, northern Spain, on June 11. (Source: Reuters)

1. 23 / 31Chunhun (R), the leader of Japan’s North Korea fan club called sengun-joshi, or military-first girls, and other members practice a Moranbong Band dance in Tokyo, on October 29. (Source: Reuters)

1. 24 / 31The Ford and Virginia Tech research simulated a self-driving vehicle using a “seat suit” to conceal the human driver. This was done to explore pedestrian reaction to external lighting signals that indicate when the vehicle is driving, yielding or accelerating from a stop in Arlington, Virginia, on September 13. (Source: Reuters)

1. 25 / 31Palestinian barber Ramadan Odwan styles and straightens the hair of a customer with fire at his salon in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 2. (Source: Reuters)

1. 26 / 31A man carries his pet cat as he walks under the cherry blossoms at Tongji University in Shanghai, on April 4 (Source: Reuters)

1. 27 / 31A goat climbs on Kylie Kennedy during a yoga class with eight students and five goats at Jenness Farm in Nottingham, New Hampshire, on May 18. (Source: Reuters)

1. 28 / 31A man dressed as a devil performs during a Krampus show in Goricane, Slovenia, on November 18. (Source: Reuters)

1. 29 / 31A girl reacts as colored water is thrown on her face while celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colors, in Mumbai, India, on March 13. (Source: Reuters)

1. 30 / 31Slime eels, otherwise known as Pacific hagfish, cover Highway 101 after a flatbed truck carrying them in tanks overturned near Depoe Bay, Oregon, on July 13. (Source: Reuters)

1. 31 / 31A boy dressed as Pennywise the Dancing Clown from the movie “It” poses for a photo during a Halloween party in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on October 27. (Source: Reuters)