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The 12 weirdest jobs in the world

Bethan McKernanJun 09, 2015 Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Such were the wise words of the ancient philosopher Confucius, but then, he didn't graduate with a History of Art degree during the middle of a recession and end up scrambling for work that pays the minimum wage.

Next time the rat-race is getting you down, remember that there's more than one way to skin a cat. And judging by the list of bizarre but 100 per cent bonafide ways of making cheddar we've put together below, chances are someone might even pay you to do that.

1 Scoreboarding pig diarrhoea

One user on Quora said that he once took a research job that involved infecting pigs with bacteria to study how nasty foodborne diseases are spread. Long story short: to monitor the pigs' health the researchers had to note the frequency, consistency and violence of the pig's bowel movements. If that doesn't make you appreciate your 9-5 then nothing will.

2 Odour judging

Not that you've ever thought about it before but smell tests are carried out on armpits, breath, feet, cat litter and nappies to test deodorants and fragrance maskers all the time. The Guardian quotes a woman who says she had to train for a year to do the job and is still tested monthly to measure her nasal acuity.Keep reading...Show less

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