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KIRKPINAR-OIL WRESTLING FROM TURKEY!

    Kırkpınar is a Turkish oil-wrestling (Turkish: yağlı güreş) tournament. It is held annually, usually in late June, near Edirne, Turkey since 1346.     Before each bout, the wrestlers pour olive oil over their entire bodies, and the matches take place in an open, grassy field, with the contestants naked except for trousers made of leather, which extend to just above the knee. Victory is achieved when one wrestler either pins the other to the ground (as in many other forms of wrestling) or lifts his opponent above his shoulders.     It now holds a Guinness World Record for the longest running sports competition. History     Oldest known evidenceThe history of oil wrestling links straight back to 2650 BC with evidence both from Ancient Egypt, Assyria and around. The Babylonian body of evidence, a tiny bronze, excavated near the Chafadji-temple. It is as clear as plain day-light that the bronze concern oilwrestlers: both athletes are pictured with oilvessels on their he

TOP 10 OVERUSED AND INSANELY OBVIOUS HORROR MOVIE GIMMICKS!

    If you’ve seen enough horror movies, you’ll notice that they’ve become increasingly stale nowadays. Sometimes it feels like the characters on screen know when they’re about to get whacked by the psycho killer in the woods, and even they can’t fool the audience. How stupid do some of these movie directors believe the average American viewer has become? The following bag of tricks are currently destroying modern horror cinema: 1.) The Peek-a-boo, I See You     This is the moment when the director cleverly places the actor (usually some blond that can’t stop crying) into the right third of the screen. The camera pans in slowly and the creepy music starts playing. Then suddenly the killer’s face pops out the shadows directly behind the sobbing blonde. Since it would make too much sense for the killer to hack his victim instantly, (as killers in the real world are prone to do, don’t ask me but I know) the director always gives the heroine a few seconds to realize that s

JUNE FOOD HOLIDAYS!!

Here's a list of the National food holidays for the month of June: June 1: National Hazelnut Cake Day June 2: National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day June 3: National Egg Day June 4: National Cheese Day June 4: National Frozen Yogurt Day June 4: National Cognac Day June 5: National Gingerbread Day June 6: National Applesauce Cake Day June 7: National Chocolate Ice Cream Day June 8: Jelly-Filled Doughnut Day June 8: World Oceans Day (Sustainable Seafood) June 9: National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day June 10: Herbs & Spices Day June 10: National Iced Tea Day June 10: National Black Cow* Day /*A root beer float June 11: National German Chocolate Cake Day June 12: International Cachaça Day June 12: National Peanut Butter Cookie Day June 13: Kitchen Klutzes of America Day June 14: National Strawberry Shortcake Day June 15: National Lobster Day June 16: National Fudge Day June 17: