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New competitive eating mobile game “Glutton Hero Saga”

The competive eating game Glutton Hero Saga was released yesterday for mobile devices: iPhone | Android (via Applezona)

The game has the following description:

One day, Mr. Wang, a silk trader, became possessed by an evil spirit of gluttony.
Can he be the king of food fight(competitive eating), and be free from the evil spirit?!

Eat and eat, to gain enough weight! Enjoy the great puzzle & action games of real food fighter!

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1916-71 Nathan’s eating contest “history” in “Eat This Book”

Pages 58-61 from “Eat This Book” about the “history” of Nathan’s Famous eating contest can be viewed below (click on pages to enlarge) or by using Google Books. The section treats the 1916 origin story as a historical fact instead of an “urban legend”.

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