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With the thermometer set to hit 34 degrees Celsius in Moscow on Aug.1, two Russians have come up with a novel way of battling the heat: turning their living room into a private swimming pool. Photos uploaded to social networks show the boys bathing in the homemade paddling pool, which was constructed using a basic tarpaulin and held in place by Scotch tape, technology information website Onliner reported on July 31.

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