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Joey Chestnut just won his sixth straight belt in the most American competition ever — the 2012 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest!

The hungry athlete tied his own 2009 world record by downing 68 dogs in 10 minutes on the 4th of July, while Sonya 'The Black Widow' Thomas took the women's title after eating 45 hot dogs in the same amount of time.

She was able to beat her previous world record of 40, which she set during last year's first-ever women's competition.

Joey, one of the best competitive eaters in the history of the sport, blew away his competition because the second place finisher only at 52 dogs. He'll be a force to be reckoned with for years to come too. The 28-year-old doesn't plan on retiring any time soon and told sources:

"My record is 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes, and I'm going to break it hopefully just by eating it like a beast."

Amazingly, the six-foot-tall champ only weighs 210 pounds, while Sonya is only 100! Where do they fit all that food???

Congrats, guys!

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Mmm…America never tasted so good!

In a tradition now synonymous with the 4th of July, Joey Chestnut took top honors for the 5th time in a row after scarfing down 62 hot dogs at the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.

In the patriotic competition, which began in 1916 after four immigrants faced off on Coney Island to settle an argument about who was the most patriotic, competitors have 10 minutes to eat as many hot dogs as possible.

In order to eat such a large quantity of hot dogs (22,000 calories worth!), participants usually eat the dog and bun separately by soaking the bun in water, then violently shoving it in their mouth.

Hmm…maybe we were just kidding about that tasting good part! LOLz!

For the first time EVER in the contest's 96 years of existence, there was a separate women's division this year. Sonya Thomas, known as the "Black Widow" of competitive eating, downed 40 dogs to take her first Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest title.

Congrats on the victory guys! Now it's time to hit the treadmill or play a sport that BURNS calories! Ha!

If you were too busy eating your own hot dogs at holiday BBQ, check out the highlights from the event above!

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Cue the Rocky music! Ha!

Sean Penn went for an early morning jog in Malibu on Independence Day with his personal trainer cycling behind and a new lady, Stacey Koplin, by his side.

The actor has been training pretty hard lately. We wonder if he's getting in shape for a new movie role or he's just keeping his 50-year-old body in shape to compete for all the younger women he's been romantically linked to!

Later on, Penn and Koplin were spotted celebrating the holiday with a day at the Malibu beach riding a jet ski together.

Not much is known about his newest flame, but she's definitely a hottie with a body! How does this guy do it?

[Image via Pacific Coast News Online.]

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