Takeru Kobayashi
Joey Chestnut, right, of San Jose, USA defeated six time champion Takeru Kobayashi of Japan, left, by eating a new world record of 66 hotdogs in twelve minutes at the 91st Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island,
New York City, USA 04 July 2007
Credit: HRC/
New York City, USA 04 July 2007
Credit: HRC/
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