#3 of 10 Most Popular News Galleries of 2015: No Pants Subway Ride

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People take part in the No Pants Subway Ride in Berlin January 11, 2015. The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event that has become a global celebration of bare thighs. The 'celebration of silliness' is designed to make other Tube riders smile. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke) (REUTERS)
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People walk inside a subway train as passengers without pants sit during "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. The event, the first organized in Romania, is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world, according to its organisers. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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A woman turns away as passengers without pants ride a subway train during "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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Passengers with and without pants travel inside a subway train during "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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A man walks between passengers without pants inside a subway train during "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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Passengers without pants wait for the subway train during "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. The event, the first organized in Romania, is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world, according to its organisers. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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A man looks on at two passengers without pants during "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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A passenger without pants stands inside a subway train during "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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A man checks his mobile phone between passengers without pants inside a subway train during "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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A participant stands next to a subway guard during "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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A participant reads a book as he waits for a train during "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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Passengers without pants wait for the subway train during "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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A participant takes his pants off as he prepares for "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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Passengers without pants sit inside a subway train during "The No Pants Subway Ride" in Bucharest January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Radu Sigheti) (REUTERS)
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People take part in the No Pants Subway Ride in Berlin January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke) (REUTERS)
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People take part in the No Pants Subway Ride in Berlin January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke) (REUTERS)
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People take part in the No Pants Subway Ride in Berlin January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke) (REUTERS)
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People take part in the No Pants Subway Ride in Berlin January 11, 2015. The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event that has become a global celebration of bare thighs. The 'celebration of silliness' is designed to make other Tube riders smile. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke) (REUTERS)
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People take part in the No Pants Subway Ride in Berlin January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke) (REUTERS)
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People take part in the No Pants Subway Ride in Berlin January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke) (REUTERS)
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People take part in the No Pants Subway Ride in Berlin January 11, 2015. The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event that has become a global celebration of bare thighs. The 'celebration of silliness' is designed to make other Tube riders smile. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke) (REUTERS)
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Passengers not wearing pants sit on a subway train during the "No Pants Subway Ride" in Prague January 11, 2015. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world in January, according to its organizers. (REUTERS/David W Cerny) (REUTERS)
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Passengers not wearing pants stand in a subway train during the "No Pants Subway Ride" in Prague January 11, 2015. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world in January, according to its organizers. (REUTERS/David W Cerny) (REUTERS)
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A passenger not wearing pants waits for a subway train during the "No Pants Subway Ride" in Prague January 11, 2015. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world in January, according to its organizers. (REUTERS/David W Cerny) (REUTERS)
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A passenger (R) not wearing pants waits for a subway train during the "No Pants Subway Ride" in Prague January 11, 2015. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world in January, according to its organizers. (REUTERS/David W Cerny) (REUTERS)
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Passengers not wearing pants walk up the stairs through a subway train transfer tunnel during the "No Pants Subway Ride" in Prague January 11, 2015. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world in January, according to its organizers. (REUTERS/David W Cerny) (REUTERS)
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A passenger not wearing pants reads a book as he stands in a subway train during the "No Pants Subway Ride" in Prague January 11, 2015. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world in January, according to its organizers. (REUTERS/David W Cerny) (REUTERS)
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Passengers (R) not wearing pants stand in a subway train during the "No Pants Subway Ride" in Prague January 11, 2015. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world in January, according to its organizers. (REUTERS/David W Cerny) (REUTERS)


The No Pants Subway Ride began in 2002 in New York as a stunt and has taken place in cities around the world since then. Organizers call it “an international celebration of silliness” and took place in dozens of cities on January 11. (AP)

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