Why Are the Best Competitive Eaters So Skinny?
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Mostly so they don’t die.
In 2011, Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas won the first-ever Women’s Division of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest by downing 40 dogs in one sitting. That’s 12,360 calories consumed in 10 minutes … not to mention 800 grams of fat, 1,400 milligrams of cholesterol, and 920 grams of [...]
The Toll of “Rassenschande” on a Family
You’ve heard the saying. “The death of one person is a tragedy. The death of ten million people is a statistic.” The death toll of World War II is estimated at over 60 million people, including six million Jews in the Holocaust. Each of those deaths is a tragedy, because each has a family story.
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The Quick 10: 10 Competitive Eating Records
Everyone knows about the famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest. It may be one of the most well-hyped, but it’s hardly the only eating competition out there. In fact, there’s probably an eating competition for just about any food you can think of. Here are the best performances from 10 of them.
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