Competitive eating?

A few weeks ago, I went on a cruise with several gals from work. And if you've ever been on a cruise, you'll know that one thing you have the opportunity to do is to eat yourself stupid. Food is available 24/7, and the selections offered at regular mealtimes are a bit mind-boggling.

But if you really want to boggle your mind, read this article about a contest in which the objective is to cram as many chicken wings as possible down your gullet in 30 minutes.

The previous record was 255 wings which, to me, is astonishing. But this year's undisputed champion... a Japanese man named Takeru Kobayashi... downed 337 wings in a half-hour.

That statistic is really hard to swallow!