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It's a Demolition Derby in the UK - the World Banger Championships means a feast of high-speed car crashes.

Obama officially hot! Chinese sculptor makes bronze statue of President Obama that bursts into flames.

Stiletto Racing While most hit the ground running, some just hit the ground.

Philippa Garfield likes mayo in her sandwiches, mayo on her cookies, and mayo in her hair. She likes mayo a little too much.

570-pound Manuel Uribe may be the world's fattest man, but he's still hungry for record-breaking.

Meet the weirdest people from 2009.

A man flips a mini in spectacular style.

A group of 80 Turkish chefs cook up 110,000 eggs to create the world's biggest omelette.

Meet Andrei Batashev, a Russian who specializes in miniature guns that fire real bullets.

Chinese farmer creates homemade robots.

Athletic ability meets fat suit, in a weird sport that never made it to Beijing.

Welcome to the Kalash Valley, home of extreme snow hockey

Painful-looking festival in India that involves throwing yourself into a huge pile of thorns.

Welcome to Madrid's Corona Save The Beach Hotel - made of 12 tons of garbage.

Over 40 tons of ice were used to create this incredible collection of sculptures.

A Chinese tightrope walker breaks a world record.

Thousands of blondes take to the streets of Riga to raise money for charity.

Despite having no legs, Vinod Thakur can still bust a move or two.

Nothing says Christmas like a 100-foot inflatable Santa.

This man will literally eat your house.

This lego is larger than life.

The Harlem Globetrotters show off some tricks against the Celtics in Madison Square Garden back in 1950.

Amazing footage of nuclear tests from the 1950s.

Probably the only world championship to combine flying discs and soccer. It's the Frisbee and Soccer Freestyle World Championship.

16th September, 2008: World Downhill Skateboard Championships from Eastbourne, UK.