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Kobe Bryant Getting (too?) Friendly with Radmanovic

Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by Greg.

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Weird and Unusual Sports – Wife Carrying

Posted on 19. Jun, 2009 by Vic.

Yes yes, this is a sport. It originated as a kind of joke in Sonkajarvi, Finland, a small municipality in Central Finland. Sonkajarvi is the Capital of the sport and it is where the World Championship of wife carrying are held annually since they began in 1997.

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Weird and Unusual Sports – Shin Kicking

Posted on 17. Jun, 2009 by Morgan.

A sport, yes, a sport that originates from the early 17th century and has survived till this day with on/off periods. Pretty simple – both contestants hold on to their opponents by the shoulders or upper arms and just kick the other guy’s shins until he drops.

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