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WORLD EGGTHROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM ENGLAND!

   The World Egg Throwing Federation is based at Swaton, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. This ancient village has stood on this ground since before Roman times. The occupying army created a canal that ran from Lincoln to Cambridge which was fed by, and crossed, by the River Eau at Swaton. Much of the canal is still extant today. The village is mentioned in the Dooms Day book of 1068 as possessing a moated site. It’s known that this small village had a market, its own gibbet and the Church is considered to be one of the finest in England. The first female Sherriff of Nottingham is buried here.    The organised sport of Egg Throwing is thought to date back to at least 1322 when the newly appointed Abbot took possession of the Parish of Swaton by royal decree. It is said that he was the only person to own chickens and ensured the attendance at church of his peasant by providing them alms of one egg for each attendee. However, when the River E...

KIRKPINAR-OIL WRESTLING FROM TURKEY!

    Kırkpınar is a Turkish oil-wrestling (Turkish: yaÄŸlı güreÅŸ) tournament. It is held annually, usually in late June, near Edirne, Turkey since 1346.     Before each bout, the wrestlers pour olive oil over their entire bodies, and the matches take place in an open, grassy field, with the contestants naked except for trousers made of leather, which extend to just above the knee. Victory is achieved when one wrestler either pins the other to the ground (as in many other forms of wrestling) or lifts his opponent above his shoulders.     It now holds a Guinness World Record for the longest running sports competition. History     Oldest known evidenceThe history of oil wrestling links straight back to 2650 BC with evidence both from Ancient Egypt, Assyria and around. The Babylonian body of evidence, a tiny bronze, excavated near the Chafadji-temple. It is as clear as plain day-light that the bronze concern o...

THE LAST ICED COFFEE RECIPE YOU WILL EVER NEED!

   This recipe comes from  www.cravingcomfort.blogspot.com  . Enjoy! The Last Iced Coffee Recipe You'll Ever Need! I love Iced Coffee. No... I Love  Creamy  Iced Coffee. I Love  Creamy  and  Sweet  Iced Coffee. But... I  HATE  paying over $4 a glass for it at some fancy-schmancy coffee house! After literally years of trying, I have found it! I have figured out how to make the perfect creamy & sweet Iced coffee for pennies a glass! I'm gonna show ya how! First... You have to make your coffee concentrate. (This is the only part of the process that takes some time) Don't worry, the gallon of coffee concentrate you end up with will make enough to last you for a month in the fridge! You do NOT want to brew a normal pot of coffee for your iced coffee. You want to cold-brew it. This leaves you with a smooth, acid-free coffee base that we all love for a refreshing cold drink. Ice...