New York City restaurant to hold a ‘Duck Fetus Eating Contest’
August 28th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A fertilized egg is something in between an egg and a duck. It is considered a delicacy in many parts of the world. A New York ... Read more...
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‘Gattu’ to open Goa’s Children’s Film Festival
May 5th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 5 (IANS) Rajan Khosa's "Gattu", which has already received positive response at international film shows, will open the Children's Film Festival to be held in Goa starting May ... Read more...
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EU says that prunes are not a laxative
December 14th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The European Union has defined prunes as “not a laxative.” For centuries, prunes have been used to lighten the bowel but an EU body says it cannot ... Read more...
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Hamburger eating contest sparks row in Shanghai
April 20th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, April 20 (IANS) A hamburger restaurant in Shanghai has stirred an online controversy for its contests, one of which requires the participants to eat a seven-level, 2.3-kg hamburger in ... Read more...
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WWE Raw: McMahon is Back
February 8th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Vince McMahon stepped out with his swagger Monday night, and addressed the audience about Wrestle Mania like he had never been gone. After he announced that the guest ... Read more...
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Sonya “Black Widow” Thomas Eats 181 Wings At Wing Festival
September 7th, 2010 - 1:27 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sonya Thomas wolfed down 181 Buffalo Wings in twelves minutes at the Ninth Annual National Buffalo Wing Festival on Sunday, making her the new champion after ... Read more...
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Sonya Thomas creates a record in the National Buffalo Wing Festival by gobbling up 181 chicken wings
September 7th, 2010 - 12:35 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sep 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sonya Thomas ate away 4.86 pounds of chicken wings on Sunday at Buffalo to become the new champion of the National Buffalo Wing Festival.Sonya ate ... Read more...
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Meet the US ‘black widow’ who gobbles 180 chicken wings in 12 minutes
September 6th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 6 (ANI): An American woman, who calls herself the Black Widow, has broken the national championship record by gobbling up 180 chicken wings in 12 minutes in an eating contest.Sonya ... Read more...
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Archie comics to introduce first gay character
April 23rd, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 23 (IANS) Now it won't be only about Archie, Veronica and Betty. The world's oldest teenager comic book is to introduce its first openly gay character Kevin Keller, announced ... Read more...
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Elijah Wood hosts ‘Lord of wings’ eating contest
January 11th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 11 (ANI): For the first time, 'Lord of the Rings' star Elijah Wood hosted an eating contest - aptly titled Lord of the Wings.The diminutive actor hosted the ... Read more...
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Pancake-eating contest winner dies in Russia
March 3rd, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 3 (RIA Novosti) A pancake-eating contest in Russia's Kaliningrad region ended in tragedy when the winner died, a popular daily said Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the town of Chernyakhovsk during ... Read more...
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Patry eating contest victim’s father, colleagues shocked (Lead)
November 20th, 2008 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Nov 20 (IANS) The parents and colleagues of a 22-year-old MNC exmployee, who died here during a pastry eating contest, are yet to come to terms with the accident.While his father ... Read more...
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World hot-dog eating champ conquers pizza-eating record too!
October 13th, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 13 (ANI): Joey Chestnut, the world''s hotdog eating champ, has set a new record of eating 45 pizza slices in 10 minutes.Chestnut broke the previous record of eating ... Read more...
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New US reality-show challenges people not to puke!
July 17th, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 17 (ANI): The latest reality-show on US television sets challenges people not to hurl.The low-rent US TV''s Hurl! win show is part eating contest, part endurance test.The sickening challenge ... Read more...
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The dog that feasted on the pies of a pie-eating contest!
December 14th, 2007 - 11:30 am ICT by admin
London, Dec 14 (ANI): A pie-eating contest was left in an utter muddle after a pooch ate all the pies.On the night of Dec 12 the championship pies were left with 1995 ... Read more...
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