But Have You Tasted the Hot Dog?
Some say that eating contests began on July 4, 1916 when four immigrants settled an argument about who was more patriotic by consuming-- engulfing--Nathan's hot dogs.
Of course that story may be just that, a story. Historians remind us that eating contests go back thousands of years. One historian even suggests that Neanderthal folks indulged in eating contests in their caves.
Because there are so many eating contests all over the world an organization emerged to set up rules and safety guidelines. If you're under the age of eighteen competitive eating isn't for you--yet.
I've never understood competing eating. Recently a man in South Dakota choked to death at a hot dog eating contest.
Why?
Of course that story may be just that, a story. Historians remind us that eating contests go back thousands of years. One historian even suggests that Neanderthal folks indulged in eating contests in their caves.
Because there are so many eating contests all over the world an organization emerged to set up rules and safety guidelines. If you're under the age of eighteen competitive eating isn't for you--yet.
I've never understood competing eating. Recently a man in South Dakota choked to death at a hot dog eating contest.
Why?
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