Ciekawostka: The world record for spitting a watermelon seed

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Kudu dung-spitting (Bokdrol Spoeg in Afrikaans) is a sport practiced by the Afrikaner community in South Africa. In the competition small, hard pellets of dung from the kudu antelope, are spat, with the farthest distance reached being the winner. Kudu dung-spitting is popular enough to have an annual world championship competition, with the formal sport beginning in 1994. Contests are held at some community bazaars, game festivals or tourism shows in the bushveld, Natal and Eastern Cape. Unlike many similar sports, the distance is measured from the marker to the place the dung pellet comes to rest, rather than where it initially hit the ground. The world record in the sport is a distance of…

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of town as well. A favorite activity associated with the 'Thump' is the watermelon seed spitting contest. Luling is also home to Night in Old Luling,

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slicing. The current watermelon seed - spitting distance record , as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records , of 75 feet 2 inches , was set at the festival

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