Dutch footballers get naked for charity

These footballers from Vlaardingen, Netherlands, have stripped down and posed for a calendar that will raise funds for a local charity. I tried to find out which charity they’re raising money for but became distracted by the half-hearted attempts at censorship in the video . . .

Forget the charity! These boy are saving the world, or at least giving us a reason to keep living in it:

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