The World Face-Pulling Championships is a contest that features contestants contorting their faces into unconventional expressions.
A video montage of the July 1985 event held in Mocrabeau, France, was posted on the Internet by Diagonal View in August of 2009.
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Contest features people who can manipluate their faces in uncommon ways
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Also known as "gurning," meaning a savage look or snarl of a dog
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Competitions commonly held in Europe
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Video of the July 1985 event in Mocrabeau, France
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Video posted by Diagonal View in August of 2009
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Contestants often raise their lower lip over their upper lip or nose
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Those without teeth are historically more successful as they can pull their lower jaw up and out further
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Peter Jackman won the World Gurning Championships four-consecituve years, starting in 1998
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Event held annually at the Egremont Crab Fair
