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Chinchilla is a small Australian outback town some 300 kilometres west of Brisbane. With 5,800 residents, Chinchilla Shire relies predominantly on agriculture. Grapes, watermelons and rock melons are some of the most valued produce from the area. Every two years, the town pays tribute to it's melon harvest by holding the Chinchilla Melon Festival where people not only eat, but engage in some of the wackiest activities using watermelons -- like headbutting. This year, 29-year-old local melon picker John Allwood smashed his way into the Guinness Book of World Records, literally, by headbutting 40 watermelons in 58 seconds. "Good as gold mate, good as gold," said Allwood after his record breaking performance. 'Melon-skiing' proved to be another popular event at the festival. Organisers on both sides of a sloppy track pulled participants wearing watermelons as skis on their feet. "We come up with this idea to have a melon festival back in about 1994, and it is growing and just keeps...
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