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There is something transcendently idiotic about running through the streets with a group of large, angry bovine. It's exactly what makes the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona so darn interesting to everyone from "Jackass" fans to Hemingway scholars.

Today marked the opening day of the event and here are the stats so far: 13 injured, including two concussions, 10 people in need of treatment for cuts and bruises, one collapsed lung, one ruptured spleen and an undetermined number of broken ribs.

Any way you break those numbers down, no one was gored, so you've got to question the bulls' desire. Take a look at some of the pics from the festivities and let us know what you think.

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Running of the Bulls
This year's bull runs, from the close calls to the direct hits.
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Running of the Bulls

    A reveler run is propelled on Estafeta Street by one bull at the Nunez Del Cubillo's ranch fighting bull during the last running of the bulls at San Fermin Fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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    Revelers are chased by Nunez del Cubillo's ranch fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

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    Revelers are chased by Nunez del Cubillo ranch fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

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    Revelers are chased by Nunez del Cubillo ranch fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

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    Revelers run on Estafeta Street beside at the Nunez Del Cubillo's ranch fighting bull during the last running of the bulls at San Fermin Fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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    Medical workers attend a reveler injured on Estafeta Street during the last running of the bulls at San Fermin Fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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    A reveler run is propelled on Estafeta Street by one bull at the Nunez Del Cubillo's ranch fighting bull during the last running of the bulls at San Fermin Fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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    A reveler run is pushed on Estafeta Street by one bull at the Nunez Del Cubillo's ranch fighting bull during the last running of the bulls at San Fermin Fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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    Medical workers attend a reveler injured on Estafeta Street during the last running of the bulls at San Fermin Fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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    A runner is attended to by an emergency services member after taking part in the final day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 14, 2009. There were no serious injuries in the run that lasted two minutes and twenty seconds according to the Navarra government press office. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN SOCIETY)

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