Should Hilda Baci’s dogmeat-eating video invalidate her Guinness World Record?
By DW
09 June 2023 |
12:24 pm
Hilda Baci, the Nigerian chef, who recently became an internet sensation by breaking a Guinness World Record after cooking for 100 hours, is under the spotlight again. A video of her and another Nigerian socialite trying out dogmeat, a delicacy in Nigeria, has stirred a lot of controversy. Dog lovers want the Guinness World Record Foundation to deny her the record. But is that justifiable?
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