A misunderstood marvel… or just a medical nightmare? Meet Tarrare: the 18th-century Frenchman remembered as the hungriest man alive. A man who could out-eat armies, swallowing baskets of apples whole, devouring live animals, and if you believe the records, things far, far worse. His appetite was so insatiable that doctors, generals, and horrified onlookers alike tried (and failed) to understand what fueled this walking stomach with legs.
In this GBS, we sink our teeth into Tarrare’s bizarre tale, retracing his path from circus attraction to French military asset, to answer the biggest question, how on earth could this man eat so much?
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Tarrare's early life
01:08 - The French Revolution
01:48 - The Secret Mission
02:19 - The Hospital Saga
02:55 - What was wrong with him?"
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