Just try and imagine 7 pounds of hot dog on your plate. It’s no dream—or perhaps nightmare—in Chicago, where Gorilla Tango Novelty Meats has created the world’s largest commercially available hot dog. (‘Commercial’ meaning you can buy it in stores and take it home to cook, assuming you’ve got a barbecue big enough.) For a city known for hot dogs, this monster helps Chicago dwarf the rest of the world.
Guinness World Records: 10 of This Year’s Best New Entries
The Guinness World Records 2013 book contains a smattering of new—and peculiar—feats and firsts.