Fun

In 1979 in Laguna Niguel, California, a man named K T Smith offered a free drink to anyone who would run across the street and moon the next Amtrak train to pass by. [Read more...]

This weekend, Llanwrtyd Wells plays host to a rather unusual event. The World Mountain Bike Bog Snorkeling Championships sees a brave group of competitors cycling in a six foot [Read more...]

On 5th July 1980, Tom Shufflebotham set a world record by charming 511 worms out of the ground in half an hour. The village of Willaston, in Cheshire, has been the venue for the annual Worm Charming World Championships ever since. [Read more...]

Every summer, the town of Knaresborough hosts the ‘Knaresborough Bed Race’. On the 13th June, around 86 teams, both locals and visitors, will decorate beds for a traditional [Read more...]

Every year, the Greyhound pub in Tinsley Green, West Sussex stages the British and World Marbles Championship. The tournament attracts around 20 teams and has been played since 1932, although it’s suggested that the event dates back more than 200 years. [Read more...]

This year, Christmas trees settle scores with the lumberjacks who have taken them down year after year in our ‘Revenge of the Christmas Trees’ Christmas e-card.