12: The Strange & Curious Tale of Tarrare
Update: 2020-08-21
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Dobby and I tell the (believe it or not) true tale of Tarrare. Tarrare was a french dude born in the 1700's who couldn't stop eating. He did not discriminate against anything, eating non-foods as a sideshow or simply to try satisfy his never ending hunger.
Book Recommendation is Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
*** Content Warning- This episode mentions death a small child and eating cats and dogs.
Sources
Tarrare-
- https://www.diabetes.co.uk/symptoms/polyphagia.html
- https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66508/tarrare-greatest-glutton-all-time
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare- https://allthatsinteresting.com/tarrare
Dr. Percy-
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