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Snails race in slow championships

  • Published
    17 August 2011

When you think of a race, we'd forgive you for thinking speed, agility and competitive spirit.

Not here in France, where the annual World Snail Racing Championships have taken place.

The event has been going for over 40 years - and it's not just the glory of winning that the snails are racing for...

The slowest competitors are eaten when the race is over!

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