A little while back we wrote about Really Big Nuts. The article was about roadside attractions that are in the shape of...really big nuts. Read it here.
Further research has determined that we left out a very important big nut. That would be the Jimmy Carter Peanut statue, in the former president's hometown of Plains, Georgia. For the lowdown and a photo, check out this Roadside America article.
Taking the Hooters concept more or less its logical conclusion, Joe Francis, the individual responsible for Girls Gone Wild, has announced that he's moving into the topless restaurant business in late 2007. CNBC briefly commented on the impresario's new venture - and his legal problems - here.
If you thought topless restaurants had the potential to be controversial, that's nothing compared to the firestorm recently sparked by a chocolate Jesus sculpture. At issue was the My Sweet Lord display at Manhattan's Lab Gallery, which was to include a six-foot, anatomically correct sculpture of you know who.
The peanut's having a rough time of it these days, with the rise in peanut allergies and the recent outbreak of salmonella tainted peanut butter. But since this is National Peanut Butter Month, we'd be remiss if we let it pass without paying some kind of tribute to this humble legume.
It's October, which means that it's time for the obligatory news reports about giant pumpkins - which should not be confused in any way with The Great Pumpkin. The latest record holder was grown by a Rhode Island farmer and weighed in at 1,502 pounds. The Associated Press says it may be the largest ever.
If esophageal tears are the kind of thing that get you all worked up, try eating an excessive amount of hot peppers and heave 'em back up. A gastroenterologist, commenting on a recent jalapeno eating record, says that this is apparently a potential danger in this sort of thing.
The jalapeno eater in question is Richard LeFevre, a 62-year-old retired accountant from Nevada, who gulped 247 peppers in eight minutes yesterday to win a $2,000 prize. Mr. LeFevre will be available for comment in about a week or so when he emerges from the bathroom. More info here.
Speaking of records, UPI reported on a recent feat in Japan, where 14,718 participants lined up for almost a mile to shatter the record for simultaneous tea-drinking.
