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Tarrare, the Greatest Glutton of All Time

submitted by dulcima to Interesting 2 yearsApr 23, 2023 07:30:42 ago (+5/-0)     (www.mentalfloss.com)

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66508/tarrare-greatest-glutton-all-time



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[ - ] Her0n 1 point 2 yearsApr 23, 2023 17:54:15 ago (+1/-0)

I love these crazy stories. Sam O'Nella covers a few of them and I like his style, and youtube pretty much ignores his channel.

Have you heard the story of Charles Guiteau?


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_J._Guiteau

[ - ] Peleg 1 point 2 yearsApr 23, 2023 21:08:59 ago (+1/-0)

That's was crazy. In history class things like this are never taught.
Something else that's crazy, I know a guy who looks Just like Guiteau! I mean crazy eyes the beard and everything.

[ - ] dulcima [op] 0 points 2 yearsApr 24, 2023 08:23:38 ago (+0/-0)

No, I haven't heard that one.

I love discovering these obscure historical titbits!

[ - ] Her0n 1 point 2 yearsApr 24, 2023 12:19:50 ago (+1/-0)

You'd like Sam o Nellas channel then. He covers the wiki articles on strange people and occurrences.

Did you know that b
Boston had a flood of molasses that claimed quite a few lives and took a very long time to clean up?

How about a flood of whiskey in Ireland that killed no one if you don't account for the fools dying from alcohol poisoning.