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The human being is competitive by nature, and the sheer number of competitions that exists have clearly proven this point. But what about the competitive people who aren’t runners or weight-lifters? What do they compete in? They take part in some of the strangest and wildest contests around the world. From dangerous to pure crazy, these are pretty entertaining. Would you enter any of these?
1. Dwarf Tossing
This mad and insensitive sport came about in one of the wildest places in the world: Australia. The pub game involves picking up a dwarf dressed in padded clothing, tossing him across the room onto some mattresses, and seeing who threw him the farthest. Banned in the United Kingdom, France and in a few states in America, this competition has caused controversy.
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2. The World Beard and Moustache Championships
Ever wondered what you could craft from facial hair while it is still on your face? Then this is for you! The contest started in 2004 and takes place in Leogang, Austria, and in New York, USA. Also called the Battle of the Beards, the entire competition is based around who can grow the most fantastic moustache or beard. Most participants can probably win No-Shave November as well.
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3. The Air Guitar Championships
Air guitar is where you pretend to play an invisible guitar. The idea grew so popular that by 1996, a world championship with specific rules and regulations was established. Last year’s gold medallist was Nanami Nagura, a Japanese teenage girl. She took down hundreds of other competitors from around the world, getting good marks for each category to win the gold. Who will be next?
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4. Wife-carrying
Well, they did say for better or worse right? The wife-carrying races began in Finland, but they have now spread like wildfire with competitors coming from all over the world. Made to test the participants’ endurance, the course is nearly 250 meters long and includes two dry tracks and a wet one. Don’t have a wife? You’re allowed to take your neighbor’s wife, or any girl watching the competition as long as she’s older than 17.
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5. The World Gurning Championships
Considered to be one of the oldest competitions in the world, the first occurrence of this strange activity can be traced back to 1267. Held at the Egremont Crab Fair in the UK, the competition consists in pulling the ugliest face you can. Anne Woods won the competition a staggering 28 times!
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6. Worm Charming
Forget snakes, worm charming is where it’s at! This competition started in 1980 by a farmer’s son who found an incredible amount of worms in half an hour. Charmers or “fiddlers” are given a 3 by 3-meter area in which they must charm worms to the surface. The fiddler who finds the most worms in the allotted time is then deemed the winner. So what was the world record? Well, in 2009, 10-year-old Sophie Smith from Willaston, England raised 567 worms.
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