Extreme Ironing, UK: “First beginning in Leicester in 1997, extreme ironing took this chore to mountains, helicopters, and even mid-air during a skydive.”, Mooing, USA: “In Wisconsin, USA, a competition takes place in which competitors must do their best impression of a cow. The latest winner was a ten-year-old boy, who received $1,000, a cow print jacket, and a golden cow bell.”, Train Surfing, Germany: “This began in Germany in the 80s, and it's dangerous. Train surfing involves jumping on the outside of a passenger train and hitching a ride. Over 40 people in Germany died in 2008 alone from attempting to train surf.”, Bug Fighting, Japan: “Originating in Japan, bug fighting is, as expected, where various insects are put into a small plastic arena to battle it out. These fights are recorded, and the videos placed online.”, Fork Bending, Japan: “Another bizarre Japanese hobby here, fork-bending is the theory that by concentrating your mind, one will be able to complete the action with minimal physical effort.”, Soap Carving, Thailand: “In Thailand, it's common to see hand-carved soap flowers sold at night markets. As a hobby, soap-carving is viewed very highly and people often sell their creations as souvenirs.”, Ecstasy Collection, Netherlands: “In 2009, a man phoned the Dutch authorities to report the theft of his ecstasy collection. This included over 2,400 tablets. Though he knew that this was illegal, he reported them missing as he was concerned that the collection could be very dangerous.”, Tattooing Vehicles, Taiwan: “This comes from a Taiwanese pensioner, who enjoys tattooing automobiles. His grandson has promised that when he is older and has the money, he will buy his grandfather a bus so that he can make the most of his hobby.”, Toy Voyaging, Worldwide: "The basis of this is to send your toys off on a potentially world-wide adventure. The website, ToyVoyagers, lets you choose a temporary home for your toy, wherever you please around the world, and off they go.", News-Bombing, UK: "Here in the UK, one man enjoys finding the locations of live news-reports, and ensuring that he appears in the background behind the journalist being filmed. He claims that his aim is to make a serious point about broadcasters only allowing attractive people on-screen.", Collecting In-Flight Sick Bags, Singapore: "Believe it or not, websites are available for 'Baggists' to buy and trade any sick bags they may or may not have found on aeroplanes.".

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