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Dressed as “Sunshine” and “Jingles”, husband-and-wife clowning team Christine, right, and George Rotas stand for the national anthem during the annual Calam Shriners Circus held at Bengal Field on Thursday, June 12, 2025 in Lewiston, Idaho. (Photo by USA Today)

Clowns Christine (“Sunshine”) and George Rotas (“Jingles”) stand for the national anthem at the Calam Shriners Circus, Bengal Field, Lewiston, Idaho, June 12, 2025.(Photo by USA Today)

People shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming strikes by Iran, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Photo by Oded Balilty/AP Photo)

Civilians take shelter in a Ramat Gan metro station during Iranian airstrike warnings near Tel Aviv, Israel, June 18, 2025.(Photo by Oded Balilty/AP Photo)

A model presents a creation for Viktor&Rolf during the Women's Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2025-26 collection show in Paris, on July 8, 2025. (Photo by Stephane de Sakutin/AFP Photo)

A model showcases Viktor&Rolf’s Fall/Winter 2025-26 haute couture collection in Paris, July 8, 2025.(Photo by Stephane de Sakutin/AFP Photo)

Per Langfors from Sweden on the 9th green on day one of the Irish Challenge 2025 at Killeen Castle Golf Club on August 07, 2025 in Dunsany, Ireland. (Photo by Patrick Bolger/Getty Images)

 Sweden’s Per Langfors putts on the 9th green during the Irish Challenge at Killeen Castle, August 7, 2025.(Photo by Patrick Bolger/Getty Images)

Rika Woo, 31, a Cantonese opera performer and a captain of underground J-pop style idol group Otome Syndream, with her group members Ai, Maho, and Rinka, greet fans during a performance in Hong Kong, China, on November 1, 2024. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Cantonese opera performer and J-pop idol Rika Woo (center) greets fans with her group Otome Syndream in Hong Kong, November 1, 2024.(Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Racegoers arrive prior to racing on day three of the Fairyhouse Easter Festival at Fairyhouse Racecourse in Ratoath, Meath in Ireland on April 21, 2025. (Photo By David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Attendees arrive for Day 3 of the Fairyhouse Easter Festival, Ratoath, Ireland, April 21, 2025.(Photo By David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

A model walks during the Black Tape Project fashion show at New York Fashion Week Fall 2024 powered by Art Hearts Fashion at The Angel Orensanz Foundation on February 11, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Arun Nevader/Getty Images for Art Hearts Fashion)

A model walks for the Black Tape Project at NYFW Fall 2024, New York City, February 11, 2024.(Photo by Arun Nevader/Getty Images for Art Hearts Fashion)

Ballerina Deniz Doga Usta performs as the Full Moon rises behind the mountains during evening time in capital city of Ankara, Turkiye on July 09, 2025. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ballerina Deniz Doga Usta performs under a full moon in Ankara, Türkiye, July 9, 2025.(Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Paint-splattered revellers take a break at the Notting Hill carnival in West London in the last decade of August 2022. (Photo by Andy Hall/The Observer)

Paint-covered revelers rest at London’s Notting Hill Carnival, August 2022.(Photo by Andy Hall/The Observer)

Swedish singer Zara Larsson performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 14, 2024. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Zara Larsson performs at Rock in Rio, Brazil, September 14, 2024.(Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

A model wears floral-themed headwear at Chelsea Flower Show, in London, Britain, on May 20, 2024. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)

A model wears floral headwear at Chelsea Flower Show, London, May 20, 2024.(Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)

On August 21, 2017 the Night Sky Festival went out with a flare as a partial solar eclipse occurred over Shenandoah National Park. Visitors young and old gathered at Byrd Visitor Center to experience the wonder of this natural phenomenon together. (Photo by Mary O'Neill/NPS)

Visitors observe a partial solar eclipse at Shenandoah National Park’s Night Sky Festival, August 21, 2017.(Photo by Mary O’Neill/NPS)

A young girl (name not given) sits in an inflatable Earth as dancers working with Mothers Rise Up (a group of UK mothers protesting about climate change) hold a performance protest outside Lloyds of London on February 26, 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Organised by Mothers Rise Up, a climate activism group advocating for every child's right to a safe climate and clean air, this performance was crafted with Denni Sayers, a mother, choreographer, and director in opera and theatre. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

A child sits in an inflatable Earth during Mothers Rise Up’s climate protest outside Lloyds of London, February 26, 2024.(Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Pailona Ramirez from Guarani people looks on during rain at Pindo Poty village after it was flooded, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Adriano Machado/Reuters)

Guarani woman Pailona Ramirez surveys flood damage in Pindo Poty village, Brazil, May 13, 2024.(Photo by Adriano Machado/Reuters)

A model presents a creation by designer Anthony Vaccarello as part of his Spring/Summer 2024 Women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Saint Laurent during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on September 26, 2023. (Photo by Johanna Geron/Reuters)

A model presents Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent SS24 collection in Paris, September 26, 2023.(Photo by Johanna Geron/Reuters)

Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs and Taylor Swift embrace after defeating the San Francisco 49ers  in overtime during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift celebrate the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII win, Las Vegas, February 11, 2024.(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

A British soldier takes part in the military exercise Arrow 22 in Niinisalo, Finland on May 4, 2022. Finland is hosting the military training called Arrow 22 with the participation of divisions of Britain, Latvia, Estonia and the US. (Photo by Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP Photo)

A British soldier participates in multinational exercise Arrow 22 in Niinisalo, Finland, May 4, 2022.(Photo by Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP Photo)

Fans of Argentina celebrate at the Obelisk after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup against France in Buenos Aires on December 18, 2022. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)

Argentina fans celebrate their World Cup victory at Buenos Aires’ Obelisk, December 18, 2022.(Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)

Women dressed in kimonos smile after attending a ceremony at Todoroki Arena to mark “Coming of Age Day” to honour people who turn 20 this year to signify adulthood, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture on January 9, 2023. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP Photo)

Women in kimonos celebrate Coming of Age Day in Kawasaki, Japan, January 9, 2023.(Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP Photo)

A performer wearing a period costume poses on February 11, 2023 in Venice during the carnival. (Photo by Miguel Medina/AFP Photo)

A costumed performer at Venice Carnival, February 11, 2023.(Photo by Miguel Medina/AFP Photo)

Julia Everson
Julia is a freelance writer and lifelong learner with an ongoing curiosity to study new things. She enjoys checking out the latest grammar books and writing about video games more than anything else. If she's not running through Colorado’s breathtaking landscape, she's indoors hidden away in her cozy game room trolling noobs and leveling up an RPG character. She is a Final Fantasy IX apologist (although she loves them all… except XV), coffee aficionado, and a bit of a health nut. Julia graduated from Western Kentucky University with a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing.