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Tourists destroy priceless Italian monument while trying to take a selfie

Cremona, Italy, suffered a huge cultural loss recently, through the sheer stupidity of two tourists who tried to take a selfie.

 

The huge marble crown of the “Two Hercules statue” smashed into pieces when two visitors tried to climb on it and take a selfie.

 

Iranian Twitter users get playful with U.S. President Obama

Twitter may be officially banned in Iran, but this did not stop Iranians from tweeting snapshots of themselves as U.S. President Barack Obama gave his speech on the Iranian nuclear deal, broadcast live on TV uncensored.

Young Iranians grabbed at the opportunity to take unusual selfies - against the TV screens with Obama - and then post these to social media.

Selfie sticks banned in museums

London's National Gallery has banned selfie sticks, it said on March 11, following the lead of museums around the world alarmed by the possible hazards to visitors and artworks.

Selfie sticks, the hugely popular extending rods onto which a smartphone or camera can be fitted to provide a better angle for a self-portrait, are classed as tripods under the National Gallery's rules.

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