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Aside from all the historical stuff associated with July 4th, it’s also now becoming internationally known as the Annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island, New York. Since 2001, Japanese “Power Eater” Takeru Kobayashi has walked away with first prize 6 times for the most hot dogs eaten. He first won top prize in 2001 for devouring 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes! What’s amazing about Kobayashi is that he stands at 5′-7″ tall and weighs a mere 132 pounds.

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