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When you have your favourite dairy at stake, a little bit of yeeting down the hill is no big deal

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At the top of Cooper’s Hill on Monday, many cheese-loving contestants throw themselves down the slope, all in the hopes of bagging that cheese wheel

At the top of Cooper’s Hill on Monday, many cheese-loving contestants throw themselves down the slope, all in the hopes of bagging that cheese wheel

Welcome to Cooper’s Hill, England, where sanity took a backseat and a 3 kg wheel of cheese became everyone’s Roman Empire on Monday. 

Every year, absolute legends (and questionable decision-makers) gather to chase cheese down a hill so steep it’s basically vertical. The goal? Beat the cheese. So one can go face-planting into grass while the crowd cheers like it’s the Olympics.

The second time defending champion, Tom Kopke of Munich, said he risked his life for his cheese. Back to back. Pics/Instagram@mashable The second time defending champion, Tom Kopke of Munich, said he risked his life for his cheese. Back to back. Pics/Instagram@mashable 

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