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July 4, 2016
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How To Watch Hot Dog Eating Contest

How to stream the Nathan’s 2016 Hot Dog Eating Contest live right now

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How to stream the Nathan’s 2016 Hot Dog Eating Contest live right now

Later this afternoon, one of America’s most bizarre Fourth of July traditions will kick off. No, we’re not talking about fireworks, we’re talking about an old-fashioned hot dog eating contest. Set to take place at Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island, New York, the event will determine if 8-time winner Joey Chestnut can reclaim the hot dog eating crown from 2015 winner Matt Stonie.

Last year, Stonie topped Chestnut after downing 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes. It was an upset for the ages! While 62 dogs is an impressive figure to be sure, it’s still a ways off from the all-time record of 73.5 hot dogs that Chestnut scarfed down in 10 minutes just a few days ago. And remarkably, Chestnut indicated via Twitter afterwards that he still had room for more!

If you’re at all interested in watching this year’s hot dog eating competition and perhaps seeing if Chestnut can set a new record, here’s how you can watch the bizarre and uniquely American hot dog eating contest.

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July 3, 2016
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How to Get Free Stuff

How to get free stuff from your favorite stores every month of the year

By on July 3, 2016 at 12:00 PM.

How to get free stuff from your favorite stores every month of the year

Everybody loves free stuff, but free stuff is hard to come by. Most retailers and suppliers actually want you to pay for their goods and services, believe it or not, but every once in a while, a promotion will come along with free stuff in store.

Earlier this month, Money went to the trouble of making a list of all the days throughout the year that you are guaranteed to get free things from your favorite stores, and it’s quite a sight to behold.

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July 1, 2016
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Smog Free Tower City Air Purifier

World’s largest purifier cleans air and turns pollution into jewelry

By on July 1, 2016 at 10:22 PM.

World’s largest purifier cleans air and turns pollution into jewelry

A designer created the largest air purifier in history, which could be used to clear the air in some of the most polluted cities around the world. A trial is set to start in Beijing, China this September. In addition to removing pollutants from the air that could otherwise find their way into human lungs and blood, the city air purifier also turns smog into jewelry. More →

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June 30, 2016
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Mac N Cheetos: How To Cook Burger King

How to make Burger King’s outrageous Mac n’ Cheetos at home

By on June 30, 2016 at 5:36 PM.

How to make Burger King’s outrageous Mac n’ Cheetos at home

Earlier this week, we reviewed an incredible new food innovation from Burger King: Mac n’ Cheetos. Okay, it may not be something worthy of being called an innovation, but we can’t deny that globs of deep-fried mac and cheese buried within a Cheeto is a surprisingly tasty treat.

If you, like me, are intent on devouring this quintessential American treat, you might want to try to hit up a local Burger King before the promotion ends. Now I know what you may be thinking: what if I don’t live near a Burger King?

Not to fear, we’ve got you covered.

Recently, we stumbled across a video which gives us the low down on how to make Mac n’ Cheetos right in your very own kitchen. And surprisingly enough, the solution is incredibly simple, if not a bit odd.

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June 29, 2016
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Crystal Pepsi

Crystal Pepsi is making a triumphant return to U.S. stores on August 8

By on June 29, 2016 at 7:30 PM.

Crystal Pepsi is making a triumphant return to U.S. stores on August 8

Somewhere along the way, the world sadly became too cool for food-based gimmicks. These days, everything is all about lush greens and health living. Which is fine, because I suppose items like quinoa, kale and tofu do have a place in a healthy (read: boring) diet. But sometimes you just want to throw caution to the wind, have a little bit of fun, and enjoy some creativity with your food.

For some, that might take the form of Mega Stuff Oreos, or the surprisingly tasty Mac n’ Cheetos snack from Burger King that we reviewed earlier in the week. Looking to get in on the action, and tap into deep-seated feelings of nostalgia, one of the more famous food gimmicks of all-time is making a long overdue comeback.

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June 27, 2016
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Burger King Mac n Cheetos

Burger King’s Mac n’ Cheetos is exactly what America needs

By on June 27, 2016 at 3:50 PM.

Burger King’s Mac n’ Cheetos is exactly what America needs

America: Land of the free, home of Mac n’ Cheetos.

In case you’ve been living under a rock or too busy eating kale in a back corner of Whole Foods somewhere, you might have missed an incredible new food innovation from Burger King. Not to worry, we’ll get you up to speed lest you risk embarrassing yourself at any upcoming fourth of July barbecues.

Earlier today, BK chains around the country began selling a wild new concoction known simply as Mac n’ Cheetos. The new food item is exactly as it sounds — gooey pieces of mac and cheese nestled right inside of deep-fried Cheetos. Yep, you no longer have to live in Wisconsin in order to enjoy what can easily be categorized as a heart attack in a bucket.

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June 27, 2016
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Last Week Tonight Doping

‘Last Week Tonight’ thoroughly explains how doping has ruined sports

By on June 27, 2016 at 10:15 AM.

‘Last Week Tonight’ thoroughly explains how doping has ruined sports

British comedian John Oliver has made a career for himself explaining things to camera. This week, the topic that’s getting a trademark Last Week Tonight rundown is doping, good timing seeing as the Olympics and the Tour de France are happening in the next two months.

Unsurprisingly, there’s much more going on in the world of doping than individual athletes choosing to take performance-enhancing drugs. As the recent case with Russian athletes has unequivocally shown, it takes dedication and resources to beat the thorough (almost creepily thorough) doping tests.

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June 24, 2016
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Brexit Vote Results

Brexit: when democracy feels like it doesn’t work

By on June 24, 2016 at 9:45 AM.

Brexit: when democracy feels like it doesn’t work

Last night, the majority of the British population voted to leave the European Union. It’s an act of direct democracy, high turnout voting on a simple yes-and-no question. But because of stunning generational divides, the result of the Brexit vote sure doesn’t feel like a fair and equitable outcome.

According to a YouGov poll, a huge majority of people under 50 voted to Remain. Among 18-24-year-olds, the age category that’s going to have to live with the consequences of this vote for all of their working lives, 75 percent voted to stay.

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June 24, 2016
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What Happens If We Leave EU Brexit

‘What happens if we leave EU?’ search spike shows people have no idea what they voted on Brexit day

By on June 24, 2016 at 7:15 AM.

‘What happens if we leave EU?’ search spike shows people have no idea what they voted on Brexit day

As unfathomable it may have seemed to some, the Brexit is happening. The United Kingdom decided that it’s time to leave the European Union and be on its own again – well it’s not exactly on its own as there are a bunch of countries in it. However, it looks like many people have no idea what they voted in the Brexit referendum on Thursday. Or better said, according to a recent spike in search traffic, many people don’t understand what it means to leave the EU after the vote. That’s after so many experts from both sides tried to explain it in the months leading to this crucial vote. More →

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June 21, 2016
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Robot Surgeons

Robot surgeons might soon replace humans for complicated procedures

By on June 21, 2016 at 8:00 PM.

Robot surgeons might soon replace humans for complicated procedures

Anyone who has either gone under the knife or who has had someone close to them go under the knife can readily attest that the entire surgical process is harrowing. Even when the primary objective of an operation goes smoothly, the risk of problematic complications always looms overhead.

It’s no exaggeration to state that the well-being and long-term prognosis of patients on the operating table has an awful lot to do with the skills of the surgeon overseeing the given procedure. Which, of course, is why medical students wishing to become surgeons must complete a seemingly endless amount of schooling and unbelievably rigorous on-the-job training.

Needless to say, being a surgeon is an incredibly taxing and demanding profession. But what if surgeons of the future aren’t highly skilled and extensively trained humans? Instead, imagine a world in the not too distant future where human surgeons are replaced by robots.

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June 21, 2016
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Lebron James Cavs

LeBron James used a Steve Jobs speech to motivate the Cavs before game 3

By on June 21, 2016 at 5:45 PM.

LeBron James used a Steve Jobs speech to motivate the Cavs before game 3

Well, LeBron James finally accomplished what he set out to do when he announced his triumphant return to the Cleveland Cavaliers 2014: he brought an NBA championship to Cleveland.

We can ignore innumerable questionable calls by the refs throughout the series — not to mention the peculiar suspension of Draymond Green for game 5 — because what the Cavaliers achieved over the weekend in coming back to win the title down 3-1 in the series was quite literally unprecedented.

Suffice it to say, I’m anything but a LeBron fan (the Cavs may not have even made it out of the first round in the Western Conference, in my opinion), but there’s no escaping the fact that James was the MVP on a team that not only dethroned the defending NBA champs, but a Warriors team that won a record-setting 73 games during the regular season.

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June 20, 2016
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F1 Sidecar Racing Video

Watch this video of the most insane sport you’ve never heard of

By on June 20, 2016 at 7:30 PM.

Watch this video of the most insane sport you’ve never heard of

The odds are very good that you’ve never heard of F1 sidecar racing before, but we promise that you won’t soon forget it. This crazy sport began in the late 1940s and racers used rigs much like the ones you might envision when you think of a motorcycle and a sidecar. In the modern era, the sidecar racing has completely transformed into one of the craziest sports we’ve come across recently, and it’s just about as dangerous as it looks. More →

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