11Kiiking
There is a sport called 'kiiking', popular in Estonia, where people try to swing on swings all the way, a full 360 degrees.
12Extreme Ironing
There is a sport called Extreme Ironing, in which people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron items of clothing.
13Miss Landmine
In Cambodia and Angola, they held a competition titled "Miss Landmine", aimed at finding the most attractive woman maimed by an explosive.
14Birdman competition
An ancient tribe on Easter Island held an annual "Birdman" competition which involved racing down a steep mountain, swimming through shark-infested waters, and waiting days for a bird to lay an egg, nab it, and then race back.
15Plunge for distance
The plunge for distance is a former Olympic sport in which contestants plunged into the water and, without moving any of their limbs, float as far as they can for 60 seconds. A sportswriter in the New York Times described it as "slowest thing in the way of athletic competition".
16Banzai Skydiving
There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
17Battle of Nations
Battle of Nations is an international, full-contact, historical medieval competition where people wear real armor and fight with real weapons every year in a castle in Europe.
