Facts about 9 crazy record-breaking food challenges

Facts about 9 crazy record-breaking food challenges

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Competitive eating is something that causes equally curiosity, enjoyment, and disgust.

That's why Amica International decided to look into the truth of some of the craziest record-breaking food challenges they could find.

Bon Appetite!

2001: Ken Edwards - Cockroaches eat the most cockroaches in 60 seconds.

The fantasies of eating a cockroach hurt most of us - eating a cockroach is more alive than that.

Not a pleasant thought for the eater or the cockroaches themselves!

But Ken Edwards from the UK broke this record live on TV in 2001 by eating not one but 36 in 60 seconds!

Here is the truth:

2002: Don Lerman - Who eats the most avocado in five minutes.

For most of us, butter is what we eat.

You may even want to add it to a mashed potato or use it for baking.

Most of us will draw a line when we eat a full spoonful.

In 2002, he broke the world record for avocado consumption within 5 minutes by eating 28 ounces of salty butter during that time.

Here is the truth:

2002: Takeru Kobayashi - Eat the most cow brains in 5 minutes.

Another thing most of us probably don't want on our plate is the cow's brain.

Not if you're the Japanese competitor Takeru Kobayashi.

He put his name on the record book when he ate a whopping 57 in just 5 minutes.

Here is the truth:

2005: Alex Williams - Eat the most stinging nettle in 1 minute.

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But sometimes you just can't go back to a bar bet you made with your friends.

That's what seems to have happened to Alex Williams, who has pledged to eat a stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinging stinger over 15ft (4.5 meters) tall if someone was able to find one - and they did.

Now he's a record breaker!

Here is the truth:

2015: Kelvin Medina - The fastest time to eat 12-inch Pizza.

Pizza is definitely a favorite for many people and it's not uncommon to try to outdo your friends by eating more or eating faster.

But what does it really take to become a record breaker?

Kelvin Medina knows.

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2016: Gideon Oji - The person who ate the most kale in 8 minutes.

It's time for a healthier challenge.

Not so for Gideon Oji, who broke the kale-eating record at the 2016 World's Healthiest Eating Championship.

Our prediction is that he will definitely not experience constipation for a while after that!

Here is the truth:

2016: Oleg Zhornitskiy - Eat the most Mayonnaise in 8 minutes.

Like butter, many of us love mayonnaise as a side dish to our favorite foods.

While we love these things, most of us will probably refuse a full bowl of service alone.

Things will be different if you are Ukraine-born Oleg Zhornitskiy, who holds the record for eating mayonnaise.

Here is the truth:

2017: Matt Stonie - Eat at most in 5 minutes.

Peep is a sweet sold in America.

Probably not as much as Matt Stonie, who devoted his infatuation to the point of hitting that world record.

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2018: Joey Chestnut - Hot Dog is the most eaten dish in 10 minutes.

Sausage is much more attractive than raw beef brains or cockroaches.

One of the world's most notorious competitive eating challenges is the "Nathan's Hot Bread Competition".

The current record holder is Joey Chestnut from the US.

Here is the truth:

While we are talking on the topic of sausages, have you ever wondered: is sausage a sandwich or not?

Now that you know the truth, do you think you've got what it takes to beat a record breaking challenge?