When Mark Twain wrote The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,
He couldn’t imagine that this would inspire people in Calaveras to start one
of the funniest contests ever. The frog jumping contest has taken place since
1928. The 50 finalists compete the third weekend of every May to break the
world record and win the cash prize. So far, no frog has beaten the 21 feet
5.75 inches record set by the frog Rosie the Ribbiter in 1986.
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