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The UK could be considered the home of the unusual sport. James Bamber and Sally Raynes have searched out the most wacky of the UK's unusual sports and have published it in Wacky Nation: 50 Unbelievable Days out at Britain's Craziest Contests. This book is a humorous, often surreal travel book which showcases wacky races, weird world championships, crazy contests and zany traditions in the United Kingdom.

Here is a list of all the sports that are covered in the book. Follow the link for our descriptions of these events.

1. Stinging Neetle Eating
2. Shin Kicking
3. World Worm Charming Championships
4. Bottle Kicking and Hare Pie Scramble
5. World Pea Throwing Championships
6. Bonsall World Championship Hen Racing
7. Onion Eating Contest
8. Bog Snorkling
9. Olney Pancake Race
10. World Clog Cobbing Championships
11. World Gurning Championship
12. The Great Shirt Race
13. Exmouth Christmas Day Dip
14. Conker Smashing
15. Knaresborough Bed Race
16. World Pea Shooting Championships
17. Totnes Orange Race
18. Royal Marines Commando Challenge
19. Oxenhope Straw Race
20. Bognor Birdman
21. Atherstone Ball Games
22. Mince Pie Eating Contest
23. World Stone Skimming Championships
24. Mapleton Bridge Jump
25. World Crazy Golf Championships
26. World Walking the Plank Championships
27. Newtown Santa Race
28. Cheese Rolling
29. World Egg Throwing Championships
30. Tetbury Woolsack Races
31. World Pooh Sticks Championships
32. World's Greatest Liar
33. Three Horseshoes Wheelie Bin Race
34. World Pie Eating Champioship
35. Football in the River
36. Sheep Grand National
37. Real Ale Wobble
38. World Russian Egg Roulette Championships
39. World Custard Pie throwing Championships
40. Waiters' and Waitresses' Race
41. World Winter Swimming Championships
42. World Black Pudding Throwing Chmapionships
43. World Marbles Championships
44. Matlock Raft Race
45. UK National Sandcastle Competition
46. Egg Rolling
47. Christmas Pudding Race
48. Brumbles Cricket Match
49. World Coal Carrying Championships
50. Ottery Tar Barrels

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