4Cheese Rolling
The centuries-old, yearly cheese rolling competition is held in England in May outside of Gloucester. At present 2,000 people gather to 100 international competitors roll (not cut) the cheese. A nine-pound wheel of double Gloucester cheese is sent rolling down a rocky, steep hill.
Almost immediately after that, the cheese-loving participants chase it. The cheese is nearly impossible to catch since it speeds down the 200-yard hill at roughly 70 miles per hour. The first person to catch up to it at the bottom scores the cheese itself. Due to numerous past injuries, this is no longer an officially-managed competition.
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