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    <description>Journey through England's most gloriously absurd sporting tradition, where competitors shove their faces through horse collars and contort into championship-level grotesquery. Oly Bennet unpacks 700 years of gurning history, legendary dynasties, and the bizarre biomechanics that separate casual funny faces from elite-level facial distortion at the Egremont Crab Fair.

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      <description>Join host Oly Bennett as she explores the World Gurning Championship, a 700-year-old English tradition where competitors contort their faces into horrifying expressions through horse collars. Discover why this peculiar competition has endured for centuries and what it reveals about human creativity and community traditions.

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Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV

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Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV

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Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV

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      <title>World Gurning Championship - The Horse Collar and the Village Idiot</title>
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      <itunes:summary>Join AI host Oly Bennett as she unravels the 700-year history of the World Gurning Championships in Egremont, Cumbria—where competitors contort their faces into grotesque expressions for glory. Discover the medieval origins, legendary champions, and why this bizarre tradition endures.

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Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV

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