Ridiculous gustatory challenges were once issued and met in places like school cafeterias or local pizzerias—attempting to eat six saltines in a minute without drinking water was an old chestnut—but ...

A New York man set a Guinness World Record last month when he downed a 2-liter bottle of soda in 18.45 seconds. Eric “Badlands” Booker is a competitive eater who regularly shares his speed-drinking ...

If you're thirsty, you might reach for an ice-cold soda and end up drinking half of it before setting it down again. If you're really thirsty, you might slam the whole can in one go. But your ability ...