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Britain has a long and varied past – it has been conquered repeatedly, it has conquered others, and it has colonized half the planet. This list looks at ten of the most famous unusual British traditions. 10 Gurning The Egremont Crab Fair –  gets its name from crab apples rather than the marine variety. It started back in the 13th century when the Lord of the Manor gave away crab apples to the populace. Tto this day, the Parade of the Apple Cart, where apples are thrown into the crowds on the Main Street, is part of the fair. Gurning, involves a rubber-faced skill that is totally bizarre and unique to this part of England. Contestants put their heads through horse collar or braffin while they create the ugliest, most grotesque faces they can manage. Celebrities occasionally have a go and the national news usually features the winning gurners. If you are in Cumbria visiting the Lake District, nearby, in September,...

History is full with tales of people who, for all intents and purposes, inexplicably vanish from the face of the earth without any trace. Here's the list of top ten strange disappearances : 10. The Flannan Isles lighthouse keepers In December 1900, three lighthouse keepers vanished from their duty stations, leaving behind equipment important to surviving the hostile conditions at that location and time of year. The official explanation for the disappearances is that the men were swept out to sea by a big freak wave. 9. The Vanished Cripple Owen Parfitt had been paralyzed by a massive stroke. In June, 1763 in Shepton Mallet, England, Parfitt sat outside his sister’s home, as was often his habit on warm evenings. Across the road was a farm where people were doing their work. At about 7 p.m., Parfitt’s sister, Susannah, went outside with a neighbor to help Parfitt move back into the house, as a storm was approaching....

Fountains have been used since history  to add beauty and ambience to outdoor spaces.So , here's the list of top ten fantastic and beautiful fountains : 1 . Banpo Bridge Han River, Seoul, Korea The Banpo Bridge fountain at 1140 meters long  is the worlds longest fountain. It has 380 nozzles that pump out 190 tons of water a minute. 2 . Big Wild Goose Pagoda Music Fountain Xian City, China The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the back drop of what claims to be the largest musical fountain in Asia with the longest light bar.Fire can also be seen at times shooting out of the holes. 3 . La Joute Fountain Montreal, Canada Created by artist Jean Paul Riopelle in 1969, La Joute fountain is a kinetic sculpture fountain. 4 . King Fahd’s Fountain Coast of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia This is the tallest fountain in the world. Shooting water measures taller than the Eiffel tower minus the antennae. Water shoots out at 233...

1 . Luxury bed tester Today, luxury bed testing is one of the most coolest jobs around. And think about the remuneration! One can earn a hefty £1,000 or may be more for just giving objective view of beds on sale and proving feedback on to what extent it is worth of a good night’s sleep. According to MSNBC reports, “Roisin Madigan, a college student from Birmingham, England, was paid $1,600 for spending a month trying out top-of-the-line beds and mattresses ranging in price from $8,000 to $43,500”. 2 . Resort waterslide tester Surely the envy of any desk-bound office worker, Tommy Lynch has travelled over 27,000 miles this year for his job, testing holiday resort waterslides. Mr Lynch, 29, works for holiday giant First Choice, checking the height, speed, water quantity and landing of the flumes, as well as all safety aspects. In 2008 Mr Lynch tested waterslides...

1 . Janitor at a Porno Theatre Janitor, in itself, is a pretty bad job. But, porno theater janitor is the worst job on the list. The main work of the porno theater janitor is to take his mop and rag and wide up after each show is finished. Unlike a traditional theater, it's safe to assume that sticky substance under the chair is something other than Coca-Cola Classic! 2 . Sewer Cleaner Ramesh Sahu works in the sanitation department of Calcutta, cleaning out the city's sewers. Rakesh sits in a low crouch at the bottom of a seven-foot-deep manhole, sloshing away in a swirl of human waste and sediment. Equipped with a hoe, a steel bar, and wearing only a pair of loose purple underpants, Rakesh empties the thick black sludge from a clogged sewer into a bucket that his fellow crew members hoist up and dump in the middle of a narrow road.   3 . Elephant Shit Inspector Remember being to zoo for an elephant...

Here's the list of creepy things that were found inside human body. 1. An Ethiopian man had 222 metallic objects in his stomach. Two hundred and twenty-two. The collection included nails, door keys, watch batteries, and hair pins. The cause of the weird eating was likely mental illness.   2. Surgical instruments have been left behind in patients on many occasions, but even so, it was a shock for one Pittsburgh man wound up with a 10-inch retractor lodged in his abdomen. Even more worst : When the man complained for pains, doctors told him to see a psychiatrist instead of checking their pockets for the missing tools.  3. A living worm - yes,an actual, living, writhing worm - was found inside a girl's brain. After experiencing swelling and numbness, the woman had an MRI that revealed what looked like a foreign growth on her brain stem, but it turned out to be a tapeworm. 4. A death...