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Takeru Kobayashi defeated at Nathan’s eating contest

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Japanese legendary competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is finally beaten at the Nathan’s Famous July Fourth International Hot Dog Eating Contest. His hope of seventh successive title was ended by American rival Joey Chestnut.

Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut

Kobayashi took part in the competition despite injuring his jaw last week; the injury didn’t seem to affect his performance though, as he swallowed 63 hot dogs in 12 minutes, his personal best in the competition.

That however wasn’t enough to stop Chestnut, who gulped 66 hot dogs to claim the 2007 title with a new world record.

Weird haircut to celebrate Hong Kong’s return

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A young man from central China’s Henan Province has asked his barber to cut his hair into the shape of eight Chinese characters – 庆香港回归十周年 – which literally means “Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s Return.”

Weird haircut to celebrate Hong Kong return to China

The resident of Kaifeng city wants to express his excitement about the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong being returned to China from British administration [via Cri].

Kudos to the barber for the nice cut. I can’t even write as neat with a pen lol.

Locusts invade Kansai International Airport

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According to Mainichi, a huge numbers of migratory locusts have invaded the island of the No 2 runway at Japan’s Kansai International Airport that is due to open on August 2, prompting an extermination effort.

Kansai International Airport is located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of Sennan district in Osaka Prefecture.

I never knew that there are locusts in Japan. The locusts were first noticed in large numbers on June 9, and now it’s estimated that a million locusts are around the new runway on the reclaimed island.

On Wednesday the airport workers sprayed chemicals as part of an extermination effort and mowed the grass where the locusts live.

Some wonder if the large number of insects is a sign that the airport will be buzzing with business once the second runway opens lol.