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Paula Duffy: Sign of the Apocalype: Elephants vs. Humans at Coney Island eating contest

A lot has happened in the year since American Joey Chestnut took down perennial champ Takeru Kobayashi for the second straight year at the July 4th Coney Island extravaganza. In a tie-breaker that day Chestnut defended his title and viewers were treated to the spectacle of some back-wash of the final chunks almost consumed by Kobayashi. Or as they call it in the sport, a reversal. And competitive eating grew into a close cousin of pro wrestling as its governing body, the International Fede

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