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 | | Blind skiier breaks downhill speed record - 81 sec
A former British soldier set a new downhill speed skiing record by a blind person of 162.45 kilometres per hour (100.94 mph). Kevin Alderton set the record at Les Arcs on what is known as the Flying Kilometre.
He was guided on the slope through radio speakers in his helmet by coach Norman Clarke. Afterwards, Alderton said the sensation had been amazing and his feat showed that disability is no barrier to achievement. He said he hoped that his achievement would inspire others to try things they might not normally do.
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| | Man with four metre moustache - 85 sec
An Indian man from the north-western desert state of Rajasthan is inching his way to a hair-raising record as the owner of world's longest moustache measuring nearly four metres (12 feet). Ram Singh Chauhan, a 54-year-old Rajasthan state tourism official is a major attraction with tourists who come to city known for its sand dunes, royal palaces and colourful festivals.Chauhan, who started growing his moustache in 1982 after being inspired by a fellow Rajasthani, Karna Bheel -the then Guinness world record holder for the longest moustache - says his long hair has turned him into a celebrity with people jostling to be photographed with him, wherever he goes.He takes meticulous care of his precious...
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| | Annual Tough Guy race won by bricklayer - 190 sec
He beat 4,000 rivals over an horrific two-mile obstable course in the Tough Guy race in Staffordshire, United Kingdom, designed by a former Grenadier Guardsman near the village of Old Perton. The annual race starts in the village with an eight-mile run, before competitors have to wade through energy-sapping mud and plunge into ice-cold water to reach the finishing post. As if this wasn't bad enough they also have to negotiate flames, smoke bombs and taunting marshalls.The course is so bad that runners are required to sign a disclaimer which reads: "It's my own bloody fault for being here" just to take part. Nevertheless emergency workers were pleased to report that they didn't have to deal with any...
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| | Lion cub in hydrotherapy - 304 sec
Captive-born lion cub Samira is beating the odds to survive in the most unconventional way. Just 4 days after being born, she sustained a tragic injury when her mother accidentally bit through the tendons of her leg while trying to carry her. Her mother, Saffi, rejected the cub and attempted to bury her in the corner of the enclosure. Samira's keeper Pete Thompson feared the leg would have to be amputated, but thankfully animal hydrotherapist Roz Chaplin was able to exercise the leg back into fitness. Reuters 5620/04Keywords: animals, cute, disability, fitness, sweet, funny, lions, special relationships, injury, alternative medicine, animal health, wildlife, ITN Source.
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| | Caravan destruction Grand Prix - 187 sec
Twelve competitors in cars and caravans lined up at the start at a track in Bovingdon in England for the race, which quickly becomes a destruction derby as the drivers seek to smash away the unwieldy caravans that slow them down. The old caravans have already been turned into a shell as everything inside them is hacked out before the race. Julian Buck emerged from the rubble as the eventual winner of the race. His strategy for the race was just to put his foot down and go. Hot Under the Collar 4294/05Keywords: motor sports, action, destroy, damage, crash, demolish, funny, quirky, competition, ITN Source.
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| | Dolphin gets an artificial fin - 128 sec
Tyre manufacturing company has come to the rescue of Fuji the dolphin who was stricken by a mysterious life threatening illness and lost her fin. She caught a disease that begun gradually rotting her tail and her tail had to be amputated to save her life. For awhile the now 37-year old Fuji survived without a fin, but her lack of exercise and weight gain proved problematic. A friend of the handler's working at one of Japan's leading tyre makers, Bridgestone Corp, offered to make them an artificial tail fin for Fuji, the first of its kind in the world. The result was a tail fin 30 centimetres in length and 70 centimetres wide, a bit smaller than the tail of a healthy dolphin of Fuji's size. The fin was...
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| | World Conker Championships - 72 sec
You don't have to be conkers but it helps... Conker players gathered in the tiny village of Ashton to compete in the 33rd annual all-comers contest. A conker is the hard shelled fruit of the horse chestnut tree, a large brown shiny nut, which is threaded onto a string and then swung to hit an opponent's conker. The last conker left on the string is the winner.Conkers is traditionally a game played by school children in the United Kingdom but has long since been adopted by adults - and has now turned into a world championship. Paul Vjestica of Britain won the mens' title while a pregnant Louise Bunker of Britain beat fellow Briton Judi Pickering to take the womens' title.Contestants from Germany,...
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| | Caravan carnage at banger race - 118 sec
A race with a bang as drivers challenge for honours at the British caravan Grand Prix. Old cars and caravans were transformed into racing machines as 20 competitors gathered in Bovingdon, England for the annual caravan easter race. 20 cars and caravan combinations battled their way around the 300 metre tarmac circuit. The race is 10 laps and those vying for the title must end the race still towing their trailer. The first couple of laps provided the main demolition mayhem as the recognisable structures of the caravans soon disappeared leaving the cars towing the metal frame of the trailers. Hot Under the Collar 5334/04Keywords: motor sports, action, motor racing, destruction, funny, comedy, quirky,...
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| | Paragliding competition kicks off in Mexico - 147 sec
The grueling Monaraca Paragliding Open has started in Mexico - a six-day, non-stop even in which competitors will face daily flights of over 55 kilometres (34 miles). This is the Valle de Bravo - a two-hour drive out of Mexico and a world class paragliding mecca.This is the competition's fourth year running, and this time there is some paragliding royalty among the ranks. Steve Cox is a current world paragliding champion, after taking out the last World Air Sports Federation champinship in Brazil. He says he will be out testing a new wing this round.As Cox took-off the competiton huge seven-glider headquarters take-off point, he joined in the some 150 pilots from across the globe. The Monarca Open...
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| | Soap box fancy dress race - 120 sec
With 34 teams of competitors, all kitted out in fancy dress, home-made soapbox race cars and a half-mile race track, the Hoar Cross Downhill race proved a hit with the audiences. The event was organised to raise money for charity, and perhaps to air the odd fancy dress costume in front of the village. The rules dictate that the cars must be home-made and the brakes must work. While many competitors were content to coast down the course waving at spectators, the speed fiends who set out to clock the fastest time possible. The fastest team, 'Wrecked 'em Racing', sped down the hill in just 57 seconds but finished the race in a pile of hay after their brakes failed to work properly.Hot Under the Collar...
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| | Sea lions have teeth brushed - 180 sec
Wild sea lions may not care much about their fishy breath, but the French National Sea Experience Centre does - their captive sea lions have now been introduced to the joys of clean teeth and fresh breath. Keepers clean the captive sea lions' teeth daily with a traditional tooth brush and toothpaste, but it's taken some getting used to. "Sea lioins are used to the smell of fish and so some new smells such as toothpaste are not that likeable for sea lions. Each time we present them with a new smell, we have to teach them to get used to it," says Head sea lion keeper Jean-Luc Bourgain. The dental care is a part of the centre's health regime and is essentially preventative. "Just like humans, we have to...
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| | Pillow fighting in New York - 128 sec
New Yorkers brought forth their inner child with vengeance in a massive public pillow fight in the heart of the city. Hundreds gathered to take part, pounding each other with soft pillows and enveloped by a cloud of fluffy feathers shining in the sun. When the whistle blew to signal the beginning of the pillow fight, the participants immediately began wielding their pillows with a sudden outflow of aggression. The rules for the Union Square pillow fight were simple; people were encouraged to swing lightly and swinging at people without pillows and with cameras was discouraged. But at the pat center of the pillow fight maelstrom, the swing lightly rule seemed to fly away with the feathers emerging from...
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| | Man claims world record by smashing melons with his head - 122 sec
Every two years, the small Australian town of Chinchilla pays tribute to its melon harvest by holding the Chinchilla Melon Festival where people not only eat, but engage in some of the wackiest activities using watermelons, like headbutting. This year, 29-year-old local melon picker John Allwood smashed his way into the Guinness Book of World Records by headbutting 40 watermelons in 58 seconds. 'Melon-skiing' proved to be another popular event at the festival. Organisers on both sides of a sloppy track pulled participants wearing watermelons as skis on their feet.Reuters 2538/07Keywords: funny, odd, quirky, strange, wacky, sports, record attempt, sports, power, comedy, weird, peculiar, ITN Source.
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| | Extreme ironing enthusiasts in America - 192 sec
Combine extreme sports with the humdrum housework activity of ironing, and what have you got? Extreme ironing, of course! Already popular in Europe, a group of British extreme ironing enthusiasts are now pressing their case to bring the 'sport' to America. The trio, Phil Shaw (aka Steam), Matthew Patrick (aka Starch) and Penny Wilkinson (aka Short Fuse) have been demonstrating their skills in some of America's more challenging places, such as suspended in huge waterfall in South Dakota, or inside the caves of Mount Rushmore. But what exactly is it? "Extreme ironing is the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt" explains...
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| | 80 metre flight wins Birdman competition - 227 sec
Tony Hughes won the 28th International Birdman of Bognor competition with a hang-glider flight of 84.4 metres. Hughes was attempting to reach a distance of 100 metres to win a jackpot prize of 25,000 pounds.While many of the birdmen were classified as fun jumpers, wearing fancy dress costumes with no aerodynamic potential at all, there were a small number of serious competitors hoping to glide or flap their way to the prize distance.One man taking it very seriously was David Moore from Connecticut, Unites States. Moore is sure that his human bat suit can achieve powered flight if the wind conditions are right. Perhaps it was the wind that caused him to fly a measly 5,3 metres and land flat on his...
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| | Great Christmas Pudding Race in London - 91 sec
Hundreds of people gathered in central London to mark the festive season and spread Christmas cheer in the name of charity. Approximately 120 contestants took part in the 26th Great Christmas Pudding Race in Covent Garden to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. Teams in fancy dress battled against each other whilst trying to balance a traditional Christmas pudding on a tray through a knock-out-style course of inflatables. Making it even harder to get their puddings across the finishing line, contestants were pelted with flour, foam and water. Reuters 19441/06Keywords: festive contest, Christmas meal, charity, obstacle race, funny, comedy, ITN Source.
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| | Pole climbing World Championships - 153 sec
Competitors from across the UK and as far as New Zealand gathered in the New Forest in England for the World 25 Metre Pole Climbing Championship. Pole climbing is still a relatively new sport but it has its own association and rules. Each competitor wears a harness and B-lay rope to ensure they don't fall to the ground if they slip during their ascent. They also wear special calliper type devices on their shins, often home made, with spikes on their trainers to enable them to grip and use another rope device strapped around the wood to help them shin up the pole. Aled Lewis emerged as the champion, shinning up the pole in just 11,93 seconds. Hot Under the Collar 11591/04Keywords: sports, contest,...
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| | Spiderman scales Abu Dhabi's tallest building - 180 sec
France's 'Spiderman' Alain Robert wowed spectators as he took on a 185-metre skyscraper in Abu Dhabi, the tallest in the city. The audience cringed and cheered in fear and amazement as Robert climbed the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority building without any safety mechanisms in place. Relying solely on his hands, feet and determination, he made his way to the top, using tiny slots in the concrete structure as leverage. Robert's only tool was a little pouch clipped to his waist and filled with powder to keep his hands from getting moist and losing grip.Robert hasn't stopped climbing despite the fact that he is partly medically disabled and has permanent vertigo, which are the results of a childhood...
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| | Banger car racing Championships - 163 sec
43 cars and 25 laps later, it looks like one big crash site - it's the Banger Racing Championships. It's all bang and crash and that's what people come for. Open to unlimited over 1800cc bangers, the championships draw the biggest names from the banger racing world to compete for the prestigious title. The excitement mounted as the 43 qualifying entrants took their place on the grid but when the pace cars pulled away signalling the start of the race, full metal mayhem reigned. The atmosphere was as close as a modern audience will come to that of a Roman gladiator event as the armoured warriors did battle under the arc lights of the stadium. Finally a winner emerged (No. 22) and Dave 'Mugger' Vincent...
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