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Three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters
LYNN - The Lynn fireworks will take place on Friday, July 3 at 9 p.m. from a barge off of Red Rock in conjunction with Swampscott. Lynn Shore Drive will be closed from the Nahant Rotary into Swampscott. Humphrey Street in Swampscott will be closed from the Lynn line to Redington Street.
NEW YORK - In the fight of pachyderms vs. people - the pachyderms now have the upper trunk.
DISCOUNTS will be available at scores of independent shops in Broadmead on Saturday when small retailers celebrate American Independence Day.
MOUNT VERNON -- Though cooler and cloudier than expected, the weather remained dry for the combined First Friday/Fourth of July festival at Memorial Park.
Chris Nelson knows a good cook when she finds one. Working a summer job as wrangler for the horses at Outlaw Ranch near Custer, Nelson — like many campers and counselors before her — soon was introduced to the camp’s Delicate Dining Hall and the cooking of Marlys Sogn.
While still unofficial, Nisland residents may be the top connoisseurs of pie in South Dakota. The city has two pie days, which is cause enough for celebrating.
Gravy Brown, 30, left, Eric "Badlands" Brooker, 40, center, and Juliet Lee, 43, compete against three elephants, from left to right, Susie, 46, Minnie, 48 and Bunny, 42 at the first-ever Elephants & Humans six-minute hot dog bun eating competition at Nathan's Famous at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, Friday July 3, 2009. The competition features three Ringling Bros. Asian elephants and three ...
There are plenty of ways to celebrate Independence Day, including these events today. STAR-SPANGLED CELEBRATION: Downtown at the riverfront. Live music, food, military aircraft flyover, mock battle between WWII aircraft and USS Kidd, ends with 9 p.m. fireworks show.
NEW YORK (AP) — In the fight of pachyderms vs. people — the pachyderms now have the upper trunk. Three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters at a cross-species eating contest Friday, chomping down on 505 hot dog buns in six minutes. The humans forced down only 143 buns in the bout at Brooklyn's Coney Island.
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