Cheese Rolling

Cheese Rolling enthusiasts say got its start as a pre-Roman fetility rite. Every year the citizens of Cheltenham, England, get together on a nearby Cooper's Hill to roll small wheels of Double Gloucester cheese. First prize: a large wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. But this is not as tame as it sounds. In 1995 18 of the 20 contestants were injured---4 had to be hospitalized. By comparison, only 11 people were injured in the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, that year.