Food eating contests around the world

Coney Island, NY
Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest, July 4
Record: Joey Chestnut with 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes

The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog slogan asserts “This is the original,” and it’s true. Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest is the Super Bowl of eating competitions. The hot dog company has been serving up classic style hot dogs since 1916 and hosting the famous contest since 1972. Legend has it the contest began when four immigrants had an eating contest to prove who was more patriotic. The legacy continues as the competition takes place annually on the Fourth of July weekend. Since then, after many attempts by professsonal eaters, Joey Chestnut claimed the world record by eating 68 hot dogs in 2009, only to trump it again four years later with 69 hot dogs. By the way, that’s some 24,000 calories each time. While you might think this display is unnecessarily wasteful, the festival donates $10,000 to the Food Bank for New York City to help feed the hungry. 

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