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photo: The record for stuffing the most regulation size hamburgers (including buns and condiments) in the mouth at one time is three.

INTRODUCTION + FACTS I | FACTS II | FACTS III | FACTS IV | FACTS V

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CHEWS TO WIN This guy doesn't talk with his mouth full—he's too busy downing dogs! As the world's fastest hot dog eater, Peter Dowdeswell of Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, in the United Kingdom, ate four hot dogs in buns in three minutes. Since 1975, Dowdeswell has broken many food and beverage records. We wonder how many tummyaches he's had!


How To Break A Record - Think you have what it takes to be a Guinness World Record Holder? Think you have what it takes to be a Guinness World Record holder?

Write to Guinness World Records (GWR) and tell them what you want to do. (Check out GWR's "Be a Record Breaker" for details.)

If you want to break an existing record, GWR will tell you what the current record is, what rules you must follow, and what evidence you must gather.

If you want to set a record that's never been set before, GWR will first decide if they would like such a record attempted. If they do, they will create rules for you to follow.

Photograph © Guinness World Records 2003
Art by Tom Richmond

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Check out a video of Guinness World Records fact #1


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