5. Bog Snorkeling, This crazy looking sport involves  swimming in water-filled trenches cut through peat bog. The trenches are 55 meters long, and swimmers must complete the race without using conventional swimming techniques.

4. Chess Boxing: Created in 1992, this sport involves eleven rounds of boxing and chess. It begins with a four minute round of speed chess, then with three minutes of boxing, and then repeats the cycle. Opponents either win by knockout or checkmate. Iron Mike vs. Bobby Fischer…

3. Toe Wrestling, The crazy sport called Toe Wrestling involves two people locking toes and forcing each other’s feet to the ground. In 1997 the organizers applied to have the game added to the Olympics, but were declined. However, it’s a very popular sport, and top player Alan “Nasty” Nash even appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 1997.

2. Wife Carrying, Originally invented as a joke centuries ago (not much has changed), this sport involves male competitors racing while carrying a female teammate through an obstacle course. The official track is 253 meters, and has two dry obstacles and a meter deep water obstacle. Wife Carrying is now played around the world, and has a category in the Guinness Book of World Records.

1. Cheese Rolling, Competitors chase a giant piece of cheese which is rolled down a hill. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom wins the cheese. Although theoretically the goal is to catch the cheese itself, that hardly happens due to its head start and natural speed.

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