Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_w_0504155663_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]Ever wonder what might happen if you didn't bite your fingernails? It took Chris "The Duchess" Walton of Las Vegas 18 years to grow these fingernails that total 19 feet, 9 inches, and her reward is a Guinness world record. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_6_0504155696_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]Her Majesty sees a flasher: The Queen Mary 2 sails past Antony Gormley's nude statue "Another Place" on the approach to the Port of Liverpool. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_d_0504155653_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]Sticking out: A Maori dancer performs before a 2011 Rugby World Cup match between Tonga and Canada in Whangarei, New Zealand. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_6_0504155677_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]One for Uncle Sam: It turns out that the U.S.A. has fans at the Rugby World Cup too. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_6_0504155701_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]Star show: A fireworks and light display greets the opening of the entertainment venue "The Star" in Sydney. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_w_0504155674_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]Landing field: A Swallow Wings butterfly lands on the finger of a man at an exhibition in Bogota. Colombia has more than 25,000 butterfly species. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_1_0504155748_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]Welcome back, emperor! An Emperor tamarin holds court from the Dresden zoo, a fitting spot given that the species was named for an alleged resemblance to Germany's bewhiskered Kaiser Wilhelm. Actually, the small monkey is native to South America. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_6_0504155656_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]The rainforest comes to Germany: Volunteers pull down a 115-foot inflatable plastic tree during a Berlin event seeking to draw attention to the plight of the world's rainforests. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_d_0504155680_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]Meal for the gods: A bird picks food from the statue of the Hindu god of destruction, Kal Bhairab, at Durbar Square in Kathmandu. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_i_0504155743_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]Center of attention: A girl is in the middle of the dancers performing the traditional Garba in preparation for the Navratri festival in Ahmadabad, India. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_d_0504155725_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]Flood victims: Pakistani flood-affected women carry drinking water on their heads in the flooded area of Mirpur Khas. One year after record floods left 21 million Pakistanis reeling, thousands living on the country's southern fertile plains have seen their homes washed away for a second time. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_6_0504155719_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]For crying out loud: Scottish TV hostess Lorraine Kelly unveils the winner of a food contest. The British supermarket chain Sainsbury's says its research showed onions ranked first in pleasure they give to shoppers relative to cost. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_6_0504155705_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]Combover: Maisie, a Highland cow, gets ready for the International Highland Cattle Show in Glasgow, Scotland. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_a_0504155767_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]At least there's one place the economy is booming: Workers walk around the one-ton 24K gold bull sculpture unveiled in the newly completed New Village Building in Huaxi village, Jiangyin city, considered the richest village in China. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_a_0504155759_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]Oldest weapon: A protester aims a slingshot toward anti-riot police after a student protest demanding educational reforms in Santiago, Chile. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_6_0504155685_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]These are my guys: Robbie Williams launches his new clothing line 'Farrell' in London. [https://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2011/09/15_t/ba-dip20110915_a_0504155771_t.gif] [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/dayinpictures/slideshow/sfgate-day-in-pictures-32377.php]Dawn's early light: The dome of the U.S. Capitol with the Statue of Freedom at its top is seen at sunrise in Washington.