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From crazy ironing underwater to the world's ugliest dogs these are the 12 weirdest & competitions that people actually want to win! Subscribe to Talltanic http://goo.gl/wgfvrr 7. The Cheese Rolling Competition The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake is a yearly tradition that takes place on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill, that is just close to Gloucester, England. This competition was once done by the townspeople of the local village of Brockworth, however, individuals from all over the world come by to take part in this event. Why? back in 2013, a Japanese and an American man both took first place in one of the four races that are held. Basically, a 9lb Double Gloucester cheese gets thrown down a hill, which is now a replaced by a foam replica for safety reasons, and the first person down the hill wins the cheese. 6. The World’s Ugliest Dog Competition This contest is held each year in Petaluma, California, as one of the events at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in order to crown which one of the contestants is the ugliest. Usually taking place in the last week of June, the winning dog will not only be given the title of “The World’s Ugliest Dog”, their owner will also be receiving a giant check for $1,000 and a shiny trophy. There happens to be a large presence of media coverage and it’s estimated that up to 2,000 to 3,000 people come to see the event at the fairgrounds. In the photo below is the 2015 champion Quasi Modo, a 10-year-old Dutch Shepherd and pitbull mix who won for his shortened size due to missing half of his spine. 5. The Gurning Competition A gurn is actually the British word for making a distorted facial expression. So yes, this is a competition where people make faces. In fact, gurning competitions are a rural English tradition but the most famous one is held at the Egremont Crab Fair. this can be traced back all the way to 1267 and that is the same place where the World Championships take place. In most gurning contests, the individual has to try and frame their face through the opening of a horse collar. The people who have the greatest advantage in this sport are those who have no teeth as they can move their jaw further upwards. This means the elderly and the toothless are favored to win at this odd sport. 4. Baby Crawling Competitions Racing babies are in fact pretty popular in Japan. Last year in November of 2015, more than 600 Japanese babies made a new world record for the world’s largest crawling competition and shattered the old record of 451 babies. The event took place in Yokohama City that is located just outside of Tokyo. The ages ranged from 6 to 16-month-olds that had to crawl a distance of almost 10 feet. The winner of the competition was given a digital camera on a headset so that they could take hands-free photos of their baby. These events are taken pretty seriously as a 10-month old baby in Minnesota was disqualified for racing with an “unapproved method of crawling”. 3. The Baby Jumping Competition Baby jumping, or as it’s known in Spanish El Colacho, happens to be a traditional holiday in Spain that can be traced all the way back to 1620 and is celebrated yearly. What happens is men dress up in yellow and red jumpsuits which symbolizes them being the Devil and jump over babies that were born in the past year. The babies are laid throughout the streets of Corpus Christ, Burgos, on a mattress while the men jump over them, holding large whips and even larger castanets. This is believed to cleanse the baby of original sin and give them safety as they pass through life. The event is celebrated during a week-long festival. 2. The Extreme Ironing Competition Also referred to as E I, this an extreme form of ironing is not only being a sport but also a form of performance art where people iron clothes in the most bizarre locations. As stated by the Extreme Ironing Bureau, this sport is quote "the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt." The media has given this “sport” lots of attention solely based on whether or not this is considered as a real sport. A few examples include people traveling to mountainsides or even underwater as seen in the following photo. One person even decided to try this while skydiving. 1. The Chess Boxing Competition This strange hybrid sport combines two traditional sports that include not only muscle power but brain power as well. Each round alternately switches from one sport to the other and so on. Chessboxing was initially just a piece of performance art that was created by a Dutch artist. Instead, it evolved into a full-fledged sport that is widely popular in Great Britain, Russia, Germany, and India. It was in 2003 that the first world championship took place.