World's Ugliest Man Championships
The World Gurning Championships is taking place at the Egremont Crab Fair in Cumbria. Contestants are required to wear a horse collar while they pull their best grotesque and extraordinary faces. Reigning World Gurning Champion Peter Jackman is hoping to defend his title at the show today. The championships are thought to date back to the days when the village idiot was invited to pull funny faces in exchange for a few pints of beer. Other attractions at the fair, which dates back 730 years, include Cumberland Wrestling, Morris Dancing and a ferret show.
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