Relatives awkwardly embrace while racing stallions through a rowdy crowd in what has to be one of the most fantastically bizarre celebratory traditions of the Fiesta of San Joan on the Spanish Island of Menorca. Brave attendees try to pat the beautiful coal-black horses on the chest. If you don't get a hoof to the mouth, this is meant to bring good luck. (REUTERS/Enrique Calvo)

Julien Benneteau of France smashes a return to Fernando Verdasco of Spain during their second round singles match at Wimbledon in London. Wondering who to root for now that some of the world's most popular players are out? Check out our rundown of athletes to watch. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Members of the gallery cheer as the Texas state Senate fails to bring an anti-abortion bill to a vote before the legislative session expired. Democrat Wendy Davis ran out the clock with an 11-hour filibuster on June 26. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Onlookers applaud as a news assistant sprints out of the Supreme Court to hand-deliver the June 25 ruling on the Voting Rights Act. With several high-profile Supreme Court cases, this was a big week for fans of the media spectacle that is the "running of the interns," in which newshounds-in-training attempt to be the first to deliver court decisions to their networks. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

Using only flimsy umbrellas for protection, people attempt to walk through the torrents of seawater during high tide in Mumbai, India. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Paula Deen cries during her interview with Matt Lauer on the Today show. The celebrity chef has been fired from the Food Network and dropped by several of her sponsors after admitting that she had used a racial slur in the past. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)

South Korean soldiers re-enact the battle of Chuncheon with seemingly dangerous dedication on the 63rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A horse is tied as part of its race training near the Mongolian capital city Ulan Bator. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

Jason Howe and Adrian Perez, who were married in Spain and then California, celebrate the Supreme Court's gay-marriage ruling with their 1-year-old twin daughters at a playground in West Hollywood. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

Chinese astronauts are heralded with flowers after returning to Earth in the capsule pictured at right. The 15-day mission was considered a success after managing to dock with a manned space laboratory. (REUTERS)

In lieu of a Hallmark card, Iranian officials commemorate International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking by lighting a massive pile of seized narcotics on fire. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

A cotton candy vendor walks in front of the super moon during a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)