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China: Greedy Hamster Tries to Swallow Oversized Snack in Sichuan

On December 15, 2023, in Sichuan, a pet owner captured a hilarious yet shocking moment as their golden hamster tried to swallow a tube-shaped snack nearly bigger than its body. The hamster pushed the food deeper and deeper into its cheek pouches until most of it disappeared. Alarmed, the owner quickly pulled it out, but the hamster still looked eager to continue eating, its cheeks bulging comically. Chinese viewers laughed at the greedy rodent’s determination, joking that “this hamster clearly doesn’t know its limits.

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Weekly rally in support of Ukrainian POWs in Kyiv

A girl with the word "Azov" written on her cheeks participates in the "Dont Be Silent! Captivity Kills" rally in Volodymyrska Street to remind about Ukrainian prisoners of war, captives and missing persons, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 9, 2025. (Photo by Yuliia Ovsiannikova/Ukrinform)

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Kumamon receives Word of Mouth Marketing Association award

LOS ANGELES, United States - Kumamon, the black bear mascot of Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, poses on a red carpet during an award ceremony in Hollywood on Nov. 18, 2014, held by the Word of Mouth Marketing Association of the United States. Kumamon received an award for promoting red food products of the southwestern prefecture, such as tomatoes and water melons, through an "incident" in which the mascot lost his red cheeks.

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Kumamon receives Word of Mouth Marketing Association award

LOS ANGELES, United States - Kumamon, the black bear mascot of Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, expresses its joy after receiving an award during a ceremony in Hollywood on Nov. 18, 2014, from the Word of Mouth Marketing Association of the United States. Kumamon was awarded for promoting red food products of the southwestern prefecture, such as tomatoes and water melons, through an "incident" in which the mascot lost his red cheeks.

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Kumamon receives Word of Mouth Marketing Association award

LOS ANGELES, United States - Kumamon, the black bear mascot of Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, poses for photos with other award recipients during an award ceremony in Hollywood on Nov. 18, 2014, held by the Word of Mouth Marketing Association of the United States. Kumamon was awarded for promoting red food products of the southwestern prefecture, such as tomatoes and water melons, through an "incident" in which the mascot lost his red cheeks.

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Women with China's flag seals watch Nat'l Day ceremony

BEIJING, China - Chinese women, bearing heart-shaped seals with national-flag patterns on their cheeks, watch a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of their country's founding at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2014.

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Russian girl awaits opening ceremony of Sochi Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - A girl with the Russian national flags painted on her cheeks waits for the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony to start in Sochi, Russia, on March 7, 2014.

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Bronze medalist Onozuka sheds tears of joy at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese freestyle skier Ayana Onozuka shows her country's national flag, with tears of joy on her cheeks, after winning the bronze medal for the women's halfpipe event on Feb. 20, 2014, at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

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Egypt marks 1st anniversary of uprising's start

CAIRO, Egypt - A boy gets the markings of an Egyptian flag painted on his cheeks in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Jan. 25, 2012. Egypt marked the first anniversary the same day of the start of a popular prodemocracy uprising that led to the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak.

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Woman with painted face cheers

An enthusiastic fan with Japan's flag painted on both her cheeks waits for the opening ceremony of the Nagano Winter Olympics to begin on Feb. 7 in the central Japan city of Nagano.

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Judo: World Championships

Japan's Naohisa Takato slaps his cheeks before the men's 60-kilogram final at the judo world championships in the Uzbekistan's capital of Tashkent on Oct. 6, 2022. He won gold.

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The Delineator March 1929

Front cover illustration featuring a fashionable 1920s woman wearing a yellow cloche hat and with rouged cheeks and perfectly applied lipstick. Date: March 1929

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HOUSE OF TOLERANCE

HOUSE OF TOLERANCE [FR 2011] aka L'APOLLONIDE (SOUVENIRS DE LA MAISON CLOSE) [Unidentified] Date: 2011

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Rugby fans ahead of match between Japan, S. Africa

A supporter wears the face-painted flags of Japan and South Africa on her cheeks ahead of a Pool B game between the two countries at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 19, 2015 at Brighton Community Stadium in Brighton, England. Japan beat the two-time world champions 34-32 in a dramatic upset victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe not aware of receipt of gov't subsidies by 2 donors

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe blows his cheeks during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee on March 3, 2015, in Tokyo. Abe has acknowledged that a Liberal Democratic Party local chapter he heads received donations from two companies that had been selected for government subsidies but claims he was not aware of government decisions to subsidize them. The political funds control law bans a company from making a political donation within a year of receiving a notification from the government of its decision to grant a subsidy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women rubbing cheeks

This is a coloured photograph of two Japanese women with hair in nihon-gami style. They are hand-in-hand and cheek-to-cheek. Their facial expressions indicate that this photograph was produced as a souvenir for foreigners. The floral hairpins and combs are highlighted.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number84‐3‐0]

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Women touching their cheeks together

Two women pose cheek-to-cheek. Both are wearing striped kimono with a fashionable design. Their facial expressions indicate that this photograph was produced as a souvenir for foreigners.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number50‐35‐0]

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Women rubbing cheeks

A woman has a child on her lap, and has both hands around the child with cheeks touching. In the picture it is written Japanese girls, but actually it looks more like a mother and daughter. This pose is rather Western. It may be a dramatized photo taken by a Westerner.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:[R. Stillfried], (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number27‐24‐0]

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Kumamon receives Word of Mouth Marketing Association award

LOS ANGELES, United States - Kumamon, the black bear mascot of Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, poses for photos with other award recipients during an award ceremony in Hollywood on Nov. 18, 2014, held by the Word of Mouth Marketing Association of the United States. Kumamon was awarded for promoting red food products of the southwestern prefecture, such as tomatoes and water melons, through an "incident" in which the mascot lost his red cheeks. (Kyodo)

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Egypt marks 1st anniversary of uprising's start

CAIRO, Egypt - A boy gets the markings of an Egyptian flag painted on his cheeks in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Jan. 25, 2012. Egypt marked the first anniversary the same day of the start of a popular prodemocracy uprising that led to the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak. (Kyodo)

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Olympic scenes: Eskimo kiss at swimming venue

Two spectators with the Brazilian flag painted on their cheeks exchange an Eskimo kiss at the swimming venue of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo