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TIL that the two winners of the 1980 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, Paul Siderman and Joe Baldini, only ate 9 hot dogs each. By comparison, Joey Chestnut ate 74 hot dogs to win the 2018 contest.

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