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    Visitors crowd an artificial wave pool at a tourist resort to escape the summer heat in Daying county of Suining, Sichuan province, July 27, 2013.Reuters
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    Public residential buildings are seen in Po Lam, one of the "satellite towns" in Hong Kong September 14, 2011. This southern Chinese city is described as a concrete forest, famous for the number of high-rise commercial and residential towers. About 25 percent of the world's tallest 100 residential buildings that stand at least 200 meters tall are in the territory.Reuters
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    Lloyds of London staff hold their annual Remembrance Day service at the Lloyds Building in the City of London November 11, 2011Reuters
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    People crowd onto a bridge during the annual Caiqiaohui event in Mianyang, Sichuan province, March 18, 2014. People believe that by stepping onto the bridge during the three-day spring event can help them escape tribulations and illnesses.Reuters
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    A security officer stands guard as passengers line up and wait for a security check during morning rush hour at Tiantongyuan North Station in Beijing May 27, 2014. Beijing tightened security checks at subway stations since last Saturday, following an attack in China's troubled Xinjiang region which killed 31 people on May 22, the deadliest act of violence in the region in years.Reuters
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    Overcrowded trains prepare to leave for the city after Akheri Munajat, the final supplication during Biswa Ijtema in Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka January 26, 2014. Thousands of devotees joined the Akheri Munajat, a prayer session part of the Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after the Haj, during which they sought forgiveness and blessings for mankindReuters
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    San Lorenzo's fans use their hands to block the sun during their Argentine First Division soccer match against Estudiantes in Buenos Aires December 1, 2013.Reuters
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    Motorists ride to work on a bridge during rush hour in Taipei December 7, 2009.Reuters

The world is a crowded place. From booking tickets for a movie to jamming at an event, one has to jostle for their space in among a sea of people.

So whether it is the high street or a shopping centre, a station platform or a bus queue, the masses are active in large numbers. Even on holidays, one would find a teeming number of people chilling out with their friends and family.

But most people are too busy to notice the crowd around them. Check it out in the slideshow now.