The Man Who Ate An Airplane

A man who could eat a horse but preferred devouring the buggy instead, Michel Lotito had pica, explains Mental Floss. People with pica compulsively eat things that lack nutritional value, such as dirt. But considering the kinds of things Lotita consumed, it's amazing he didn't bite the dust instead. While most people boast about eating nails for breakfast, Lotito literally did it. He also ate shattered glass and enjoyed chewing it as a child, per Ripley's Believe it or Not. Gastroenterologists later determined that he had especially robust guts with an unusually thick lining and possibly stronger-than-average gastric juices.

Lotito's intestinal fortitude proved profitable. As Monsieur Mangetout, he fascinated and puzzled the public by eating a total of 18 bicycles, 15 supermarket carts, 7 televisions, 2 skis, a coffin, a bed, a computer, the Cessna airplane, and probably all five golden rings during the 12 days of Christmas. He ingested an estimated 9 tons of metal during a 40-year span, according to Mental Floss. He died at the age of 57 of natural causes.

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