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10 Unusual World Championships

Explore the world's most bizarre and quirky competitions...

Explore the world's most bizarre and quirky competitions in this thrilling list of 10 Unusual World Championships:


1. World Beard and Moustache Championships

This championship celebrates elaborate and extravagant facial hair and his held in various locations. Categories range from the best groomed to the most outrageous and creative designs.


2. Wife Carrying World Championship

In this unique competition held in Sonkajarvi, Finland, male participants carry their female teammates through an obstacle course. The goal is to complete the course in the shortest time. The winning team receives the wife’s weight in beer.


3. Air Guitar World Championships Location: Oulu, Finland

Held in Oulu, Finland, contestants perform their best air guitar routines to a chosen song, judged on their ability to emulate real guitar playing with enthusiasm and stage presence.


4. Toe Wrestling Championships

Similar to arm wrestling, this competition held in Wetton, England involves participants locking toes and trying to pin their opponent's foot down.


5. Bog Snorkeling World Championship

Participants in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, swim through a water-filled trench cut through a peat bog using snorkels and flippers. The goal is to complete the trench in the shortest time without using conventional swimming strokes.


6. Rock, Paper, Scissors World Championship

Held in various locations, this classic hand game is taken to competitive levels, with participants facing off in knockout rounds to determine the champion.


7. Extreme Ironing World Championships

Competitors take ironing boards to extreme locations like mountains, forests, and underwater, and iron clothes in these unusual settings.


8. Cheese Rolling at Cooper’s Hill

Participants at this event in Gloucester, England chase a large round cheese down a steep hill. The first to cross the finish line at the bottom wins the cheese.


9. The Mobile Phone Throwing Championship

This quirky competition started in Savonlinna, Finland and has since spread to other countries, becoming an amusing and popular event for participants and spectators alike. Participants throw a mobile phone as far as possible. The person who throws the phone the furthest distance is declared the winner.


10.World Worm Charming Championship

Contestants attempt to charm the most worms to the surface of a designated plot of land within a set time using various techniques.

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