Woman Chows 38 Lobsters in Eating Contest
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KENNEBUNK, Maine - America's top speed-eater wolfed down 38 lobsters in 12 minutes Saturday to win the World Lobster Eating Contest.    Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., won $500 and a trophy belt for her efforts, consuming 9.76 pounds of lobster meat...
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By NANCY RABINOWITZ CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Not quite the Oscar, but Scarlett Johansson still was all smiles Thursday about being crowned the Harvard Hasty Pudding woman of the year. And happy to participate in the rambunctious roasting that goes along with the honor.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia A Malaysian woman has claimed a new world record after living with over six-thousand scorpions for 36 days straight.
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ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - Last year, Tony Doyle had harvested his 9,000-kilogram quota of crab from Newfoundland's Conception Bay by the beginning of July.
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Transforming the rough craft of lobstering into a gentle art, a New Hampshire outfit has persuaded Whole Foods Market to waive its ban on live lobster sales at a new store opening next week in Portland, Maine.
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PHOENIX - A California man smashed the world record for hot dog eating at a contest Saturday, gobbling up more than 59 franks in 12 minutes.
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Jo Spann used to be a steak-and-potatoes, three-squares-a-day type, but as the years have gone by, the 72-year-old now finds herself snacking "all the time." A full meal now is usually a once-a-day event. Researchers say such snacking is OK &#151; in fact, regular nibbling can be good for older people.
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Shout-outs to MIT. Women eating carbs. The annual Hollywood geekfest known as the Sci-Tech Oscars couldn't be more different from the glitzy main event later this month
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By Patrick Mcdermott, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Sep. 22--DESTIN -- Cherie Mills wasn't lying when she claimed to have reeled in the winning shark in her division at the Destin Deep Water Shark Tournament.
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A SINGAPOREAN man broke the world record for eating three cream crackers in the fastest time as part of a wacky competition involving attempts at breaking 10 Guinness World Records.
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China&#39;s Tang Gonghong was crowned the strongest woman in the world on Saturday and has an Olympic gold medal dangling from her massive neck as the ultimate accolade of her astonishing power.
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A rare discovery three miles south of Provincetown in Cape Cod Bay has marine biologists scratching their heads. For the first time since 1998, a white lobster has been caught in New England.
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I made a quick stop at the Gartner Financial Services Technology conference in Boston last week, en route to a long weekend in Rhode Island, where I consumed more lobster than previously thought physically possible â we donât get lobster on the West Coast, and donât even get me started about the clam chowder!
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American Rebecca Giddens won the silver medal in the single kayak, finishing well behind Elena Kaliska of Slovakia. Helen Reeves of Britain took the bronze.
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Bids for a ten year-old piece of grilled cheese sandwich which a Florida woman claims has an image of Jesus&#39; mother, Mary, on it, has bids of more than $69,000 on it as of Wednesday afternoon.
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Catherine Zeta Jones collects her Hasty Pudding award surrounded by student actors dressed in drag.
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Jo Spann used to be a steak-and-potatoes, three-squares-a-day type, but as the years have gone by, the 72-year-old now finds herself snacking "all the time." A full meal now is usually a once-a-day event.