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Watch: Wife-carrying race held in U.K.

Dozens of couples took part in the annual U.K. Wife Carrying competition in Dorking, England on Sunday. According to the organizers, the men had to carry their wives over a 1,200-foot course loaded with hills, and other obstacles. The race is believed to have originated during Viking times, organizers say.
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