JOEY CHESTNUT MAY BE PART MORAY EEL

National Geographic today announced the coolest science news since...a long time ago. In an article on thier website, the magazine stated that "much like the fearsome star of the Alien movies, moray eels have a second set of toothed jaws that drag prey into their throats."

Drag prey into their throats.

That has to explain how Joey, Koby, Pat and the rest of the A-list competitive eating community are able to consume 50 or 60 hot dogs while the rest of us struggle to ingest 20 (okay, 10).

The article continued, "(The) moray's inner mandibles have elongated muscles that allow for extreme mobility. This unique feature allows the eels to protrude their secondary jaws forward from their throats and into their mouths, where they grasp prey and guide it toward the esophagus."