Gurning is in their blood!

Most people outgrow pulling ridiculous faces sometime between their first pimple and prom but not the gurners at the World Gurning Championships in Egremont Cumbria Here face contortion isnrsquot just childrsquos playmdashitrsquos a serious sport and these competitors are the Michelangelos of muggingKendal Lister 10 is carrying on her mum Clairersquos traditionTake Tommy Mattinson for instance who just clinched his 19th menrsquos title Gurning runs in his blood his dad was a champ too and Tommyrsquos not stopping until he hits 30 wins Meanwhile Claire Lister is the queen of the womenrsquos competition winning her eighth consecutive title this year while her daughter Kendal gurned her way to victory in the junior categoryTommy Mattinson winner of the menrsquos prize 2024Itrsquos a family affair folks What seems to have been a part of the Egremont Crab Fair since 1267 gurning is scored by how much you can distort your face Forget antiaging creams and botox this is transformation at its weirdest and best30No of wins Mattinson wants to reachPanda or notVisitors demand money back after pandas turn out to be Chow Chow dogs in China zooVisitors at a zoo in China became suspicious of the pandas when they suddenly began barking At first the zoo claimed that it was hosting a rare and exotic breed of panda dogs But as it turns out the zoo admitted to dyeing two Chow Chows a breed of dogs known for their thick coats and lionlike manes Interestingly last year a zoo in China got in trouble when people thought the sun bears there were just humans in costumesProof is in the pennyA rare proof pennymdashcoins meant for collection and not circulation mdashfrom 1952 is being bid for pound200000 on the Internet Proof pennies are the highest quality of coins minted and require a lengthy process of production This particular coin was unknown to the general public until 1997 making it even more specialMan blames sons for robberiesA 34yearold Australian man places the blame on his two sons aged 15 and 17 for orchestrating seven robberies and claims he was merely a getaway driver convinced by his sons to be an accomplice However evidence proved otherwise and after a change of heart the man admitted guiltThis Japanese rice is going to cost youProduced by Japanrsquos Toyo Rice Corporation Kinmemai Premium is handpicked from five varieties of Japanese rice aged for six months using a ricebuffing technology that was developed over 17 years The product holds a Guinness World Record for the worldrsquos most expensive rice 109 per kilogramGoing as Ozempic for HalloweenYandy a popular lingerie company might have just dropped the ultimate costume for Halloween Inspired by the weightloss drug craze their ldquoSooo Snatched Costumerdquo is a cheeky nod to Ozempic injections Yandy known for its quirky costumes have launched this skimpy syringeinspired twopiece complete with a pillbox hat that lets revellers embrace the antiflab fad With Ozempic dominating 2024rsquos headlines this satirical getup is bound to steal the spotlightIn the bearrsquos caveInfluencer Stefan Jankovich may win the award for the scariest stunt of the year after sitting inside a bearrsquos cave waiting for the beast to return As the bear approached Jankovich stayed eerily calm even as it sniffed his head Fans questioned his sanity with one asking ldquoHow are you not deadrdquo The video has certainly garnered millions of views