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Takeru Kobayashi, 6-time Nathan’s hot dog champ, retires from competitive eating over health concerns
Nbcnews ^ | 05/24/2024 | Minyvonne Burke

Posted on 05/25/2024 6:56:06 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi, the six-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest winner, said he is retiring.

Kobayashi, 46, revealed the news in the recent Netflix documentary "Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut" as he embarked on a journey to address health concerns.

"I hear people say they’re hungry, and they look very happy after they’ve eaten," he said. "I’m jealous of those people because I no longer feel hunger."

Kobayashi's wife, Maggie James, said in the film that he can go days without eating food.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Reference; Society
KEYWORDS: competitive; donate; eating; kobayashi; nathans; tightwad
I don't know how people can eat like that
1 posted on 05/25/2024 6:56:06 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Kobayashi Maru?


2 posted on 05/25/2024 7:00:12 PM PDT by Eli Kopter
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To: Eli Kopter

Enter cold Fani Willis comments here:


3 posted on 05/25/2024 7:01:00 PM PDT by know.your.why (<>)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He doesn’t know it, but two centuries from now a space ship will be named after him, that will become the basis for a military dilemma that is considered unsolvable.


4 posted on 05/25/2024 7:05:19 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

...as he embarked on a journey to address health concerns.

To address health concerns? I wouldn't know from what.

5 posted on 05/25/2024 7:25:25 PM PDT by Tommy Revolts (,,)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I’m with you.


6 posted on 05/25/2024 7:33:47 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

7 posted on 05/25/2024 8:04:23 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Eli Kopter

A Maru is a Japanese commercial ship.


8 posted on 05/25/2024 8:15:10 PM PDT by arthurus ( covfefe Lr)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Competitive eater and six-time Nathan's champion Takeru Kobayashi announces retirement

05/22/2024 6:44:40 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 40 replies
NBC New York ^ | May 21, 2024 | Brad Luck

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9 posted on 05/25/2024 9:10:12 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Eli Kopter
Kobayashi Maru?

Damn you! Now I have to go watch Wrath of Khan, for the 5,239th time.

10 posted on 05/25/2024 9:29:00 PM PDT by montag813
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Damn you! Now I have to go watch Wrath of Khan, for the 5,239th time.

I watch it just for the young Kirstie Alley (RIP)

11 posted on 05/25/2024 9:29:29 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Eli Kopter
"Kobayashi Maru?"

Yes


12 posted on 05/26/2024 12:00:50 AM PDT by DannyTN
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