{"id":1277,"date":"2011-12-14T10:02:26","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T10:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1277"},"modified":"2011-12-14T10:02:26","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T10:02:26","slug":"world-watching-paint-dry-championships-coming-to-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/world-watching-paint-dry-championships-coming-to-london\/","title":{"rendered":"World Watching Paint Dry Championships coming to London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you are asked by someone to do an activity you are not interested in, you might say to them: &quot;I'd rather watch paint dry.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Well a new event is taking place in London that offers people the chance to do exactly that.<\/p>\n<p>The World Watching Paint Dry Championships are being organised for those who are interested in finding out just how interesting the pastime actually is.<\/p>\n<p>Competitors do not have to be fit or do any specific training in order to get 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