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Hot Dog Eating Contest Record Broken

Hot Dog Eating Contest Record Broken Jun 4th, 2007 at 2:39PM: The hot dog eating reign of Takeru Kobayashi is a thing of the past. Kobayashi has won the famous Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest a record six times, and is considered the top ranked eater by the International Federation of Competitive Eating. This past Saturday, June 6, Kobayashi's record of 53¾ hot dogs -- with buns -- in 12 minutes was shattered by Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, who ate a ...

Where the Fireworks Are

Where the Fireworks Are Jul 4th, 2006 at 4:05PM: It's Fourth of July all and I'm in one of the hottest, driest destinations on the planet -it's titled Arizona. So my chances of seeing mischievous children playing with dazzling little sparklers or missile size fireworks are pretty slim. Any boom, pop, crackle, snap, sizzle, ray of bursting light into the Arizona night sky is considered illegal and as desperate as I am to have a piece of the magic ...

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