This past week, Japanese competitive-eating star Takeru Kobayashi, most famous for his one-time world record for eating 53¾ hot dogs in 12 minutes, announced that he has been diagnosed with jaw arthritis, which may hamper his performance at the upcoming Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest, the Super Bowl of eating competitions. A slew of food and jaw-related headlines were plastered on news outlet all over the internet. Here are some of Gelf's favorites for you to chew on:
CNBC
Kobayashi's Jaw Dropper
USA Today
Japanese eating champ could lose his chomp
New York Magazine
Hot-Dog-Eating Champ Struck with Jaw Arthritis Determined to Gulp On
ESPN
Jaw-dropper: Hot dog king needs doctors' help
New York Daily News
'Jawthritis' hard for hot dog champ to swallow
Slate
Dog Bites Man
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