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In 18th-century France, a man named Tarrare became famous for an appetite that seemed impossible.

No matter how much he consumed, he remained desperately hungry.

Witnesses claimed he could eat vast quantities of food in a single sitting. During the turmoil of the French Revolutionary Wars, his unusual condition even attracted the attention of military officials, who believed his appetite might be put to use in service of the state.

But as the years passed, the stories surrounding Tarrare became increasingly disturbing.

In this episode of The Eclectic, we explore the life of Tarrare — separating documented accounts from exaggeration, examining the medical theories, and uncovering one of history’s strangest and most unsettling true stories.

Because sometimes, reality is far stranger than fiction.

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