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Michel Lotito had a diet that was far from ordinary.
Better known as Monsieur Mangetout - which translates to 'Mr. Eat-All' - he gained worldwide fame for having the 'world's strangest diet.'
Born in France in 1950, Lotito consumed a diet that included metal, glass, or rubber. He ate items like bicycles, fridges, TV sets and his most famous meal of all, an aircraft.
That's right, he ate the whole plane.
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In 1978, he began his endeavour to consume a Cessna 150 airplane. It took him a whole two years to finish the entire aircraft, consuming it piece by piece.
Lotito claimed his victory in 1980 when he completed the feat.
He later appeared in the 1984 Guinness Book of World Records labelled as the 'Greatest Omnivore' for eating the most strangest objects.
Over the course of his life, he was recorded to have eaten '8 bicycles, 15 supermarket trolleys, seven TV sets, six chandeliers, two beds, a pair of skis, a low-calorie Cessna light aircraft and a computer.'
You're probably wondering, why would anyone do this?
Lotito was diagnosed with a psychological condition called pica in which he developed an unusual craving for inedible, non-nutritional items.
I'm sure your other question is probably, how did he manage to digest all of that?
Turns out, the French entertainer had a superhuman digestive system in which it was incredibly resilient to 'safely' consume just about anything.
After examining his stomach, he was told by doctors he was capable of consuming 2 lbs (907 grams) of metal per day due to his extra thick stomach lining and intestines.
Lotito may have been able to eat practically anything, but he still had to take care of himself in the process. Therefore, he had quite a useful technique to minimise any internal damage.
In 1980, a newspaper reported: 'Lotito must be very careful. He lubricates his system with mineral oil, for one thing. He also stretches the meal over several days. He chops all the metal into pellets, and washes them down with copious amounts of drinking water.'
Though, how he kept his teeth intact after so many years on the peculiar diet is still a mystery.
Astonishingly so, Lotito lived on to live a relatively normal life. In 2007, he passed away of natural causes at the age of 57, but behind him. he left an incredible legacy as the man with the strangest diet on record.
