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11 eating competitions that will leave you disgusted — but impressed

sudshr47 September 6, 2018

You’ve probably heard of competitive eating, those food challenges in which people consume ungodly amounts as fast as they can, battling it out for cash prizes as high as $10,000. These challenges span the globe, are broadcast on ESPN, and include just about anything edible: jalapeños, shrimp cocktail, and gyoza, to name just a few.

They’ve also got history. In a story from the 1400s, notes Eater, a Nordic man enters an eating competition with a god. In the 1700s, poet James Taylor wrote of the “Great Eater of Kent,” whom, Atlas Obscura reports, ate “some 60 eggs, a good portion of a lamb, and a handful of pies — a meal that left him hungry for more.” Read more…

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Man eats 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes, breaking his own world record

sudshr47 July 4, 2018

Reigning hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut defended his title on Wednesday and set a new world record at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York. No one even came close.

Chestnut, described on ESPN as having the “the esophagus of a champion” and the “the stomach of a warlord” scoffed down 74 hot dogs and buns in just 10 minutes. This marks his 11th win in the last 12 years.

Following Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti shoved 63 hot dogs down his gullet, and Darron Breeden managed to devour 43 dogs.