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Are You Hazelnuts!?! Nutella Eating Contest Today

Eat a jar of Nutella, don't slip into a diabetic coma, win. Today at noon, Orange County's famed food truck Crepes Bonaparte is holding a Nutella eating contest. The winner will receive FREE crepes from the truck for a month. It's $5 to enter (and the fee includes a crepe!) with all proceeds benefiting the OC United Way. The event will take place at Sycamore and Civic Center Drive in Santa Ana. May the fork be with you.
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