Wednesday, 5 July 2006

On This Day : Jul 5

July 5: Independence Day in Venezuela (1811), Algeria (1962) and Cape Verde (1975); Saints Cyril and Methodius Day in the Czech Republic and Slovakia; Tynwald Day on the Isle of Man.

Isaac Newton


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53 hot dogs in 12 minutes

A few weeks ago we watched a show on MTV featuring the lesser known sport of Competitive Eating.

The program featured the superstars of the sport, such as Crazy Legs Conti and Takeru Kobayashi who holds the world record for eating hotdogs.

Well, I spotted a news story about Takeru Kobayashi today:

Takeru Kobayashi / AP53 hot dogs in 12 minutes
JAPAN'S pint-sized dynamo Takeru Kobayashi
has smashed his own world record at the
hot dog eating titles - but he really prefers tofu.
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[listening to: Ana Ng - They Might Be Giants ]
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