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English Idiots Hold Annual Stinging-Nettle Eating Contest
A stinging nettle is basically just a green pole with thousands of tiny knives attached to it. For reasons that aren't totally clear, a town in England has a contest once a year to see who can stuff the most of these torturous stalks down his or her...
Mark Hay
3.14.14
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Competitive Eating’s Next Great Rivalry Is Chestnut Versus Stonie
For years, Joey Chestnut has dominated the sport of competitive eating the same way Einstein dominated physics. But as the say in Street Fighter, here comes a new challenger—Matt Stonie, a soft-spoken 21-year-old Californian who has already beaten Joey...
Robert Silverman
8.12.13