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# Feel Good Friday: 15 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend (6 Jun 2014)


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![Refreshing from a hot day in Gaza](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6527280dcce7a57/69869660f983e7159e04e47d/h_51401627.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Two Palestinian brothers escape the heat by playing in the water in the west of Gaza City on June 4, 2014.

Two Palestinian brothers escape the heat by playing in the water in the west of Gaza City on June 4, 2014.Mohammed Saber—EPA

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![Girl hugs a tree as she takes part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of people hugging trees for two minutes in Kathmandu](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt345e23bd217ac092/69869660cd68482b1309514b/rtr3sasa.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A girl hugs a tree on World Environment Day as she takes part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of people hugging trees for two minutes in Kathmandu on June 5, 2014. Navesh Chitrakar—Reuters

![APTOPIX Mideast Israel Rolling Stones](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99c61634aeb84798/6986965ecd68484542095146/ap540178883486.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Spectators watch the Rolling Stones concert in Hayrkon Park, Tel Aviv on June 4, 2014. Ariel Schalit—AP

![India World Environment Day](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt49d76abc8a590af7/6986965f810bbb2c29c920b4/ap597035599161.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

An egret preens itself as it stands on a branch along the River Brahmaputra on the eve of World Environment Day in Gauhati, India on June 4, 2014. Anupam Nath—AP

![CSIO Show Jumping in St. Gallen](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc74b2c8935f1422b/69869665f983e7598b04e489/042355551.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Olivier Philippaerts of Belgium jumps on the horse Cabrio van de Heffinck at the CSIO Show Jumping event in St. Gallen, Switzerland on June 1, 2014. Patrick B. Kraemer—EPA

![100 panda sculptures made of recycled bamboo](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd818282ebfd9d048/6986965f13c79f766b19286c/h_51398895.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A child plays among panda sculptures at an installation in Shanghai on June 3, 2014. Wu Hong—EPA

![North Melbourne Kangaroos Training Session](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98b9a25b177f71d7/6986965dd0b6f2034e304ba6/495428933.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Players from the Melbourne Kangaroos practice their ball skills during a training session in Melbourne on June 3, 2014. Scott Barbour—Getty Images

![Rio Gears Up For World Cup Tourism](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc47bca418eb5816f/6986965c3617602c6390c7af/495175043.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A boy practices defending penalty kicks with friends on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on June 1, 2014 . Mario Tama—Getty Images

![SKOREA-LIFESTYLE-TOURISM](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e866ad3592d9ad7/6986965c13c79f5b6b192868/495262131.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Tourists react to a large bubble created by a street performer in Seoul on June 2, 2014. Ed Jones—AFP/Getty Images


![Internally Displaced Pakistanis from tribal areas and Afghan refugees play cricket, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on June 3, 2014.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d3596ae0e773cfa/6986965ee53abaaa8f4d3054/ap25053129193.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Internally Displaced Pakistanis from tribal areas and Afghan refugees play cricket, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on June 3, 2014. Muhammed Muheisen—AP

![Refreshing from a hot day in Gaza](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6527280dcce7a57/69869660f983e7159e04e47d/h_51401627.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Two Palestinian brothers escape the heat by playing in the water in the west of Gaza City on June 4, 2014. Mohammed Saber—EPA

![Mysterious Piano Appears On Shore Of New York's East River](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt392af319abc68e39/6986965dcd804d42fbccb568/495441419.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Mark Deliz and his son Sebastion, 3, pause at a grand piano that has mysteriously landed on a sliver of beach underneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on June 3, 2014. Spencer Platt—Getty Images


![2014 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Game One](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3f6b89e24a7bb5e/6986965cf983e79acb04e475/450082072.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

The Los Angeles Kings celebrate their overtime game-winning goal against the New York Rangers during Game One of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Final in Los Angeles on June 4, 2014. Victor Decolongon—Getty Images

![22nd Life Ball in Vienna](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36828715cc6526d0/6986965f1eebf718d2371533/h_51395820.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Thomas Stipsits (R) and Manuel Rubey (L) as 'Adam and Eve' during the opening ceremony of the 'Life Ball 2014', a charity event that benefits projects for the fight against HIV/AIDS, at the City Hall Square in Vienna, May 31, 2014. Georg Hochmuth—EPA

![Zoo Workers Clean Hippopotamus' Teeth In Japan](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc02933814866b1a4/6986965df983e756e104e479/495492811.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A zoo employee cleans the teeth of a 30 year old Hippopotamus named Kiboko at Himeji Zoo n Himeji, Japan on June 4, 2014 i Buddhika Weerasinghe—Getty Images


![Brazil World Cup Daily Life](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d8612811c1bf73a/6986965ee53aba6eea4d3050/ap418732309437.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A couple walks on the Ipanema beach at night in Rio de Janeiro on June 4, 2014. Hassan Ammar—AP

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