These are the Deadliest Tourist Attractions on Earth

The prize? You get to keep the wheel of cheese, which is actually worth a ton of money and is considered to be one of the rarest cheeses and most unique flavors in the world. Don’t worry about losing though, if you aren’t injured by the time you get to the bottom, the winner usually shares the cheese with the other competitors. 

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Camel racing is a huge market in the Middle East, king of like how horse racing is a huge market over here in the states. You can actually sign up to ride a camel against a bunch of robot jockeys for a strangely low price for what it is. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.