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47 - William McKenna the "Human Ostrich"
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For today's story we will be diving into the life of a truly extraordinary man named William V McKenna, and while he fits the category of “people who eat random things”, those things that he ate can’t really be classified as food.
So let's see just how this man, William McKenna first discovered his talented digestive system.
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So let's see just how this man, William McKenna first discovered his talented digestive system.
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Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : patreon.com/foodhistorypod
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Sources for this episode's research:
- https://www.picuki.com/tag/humanostrich
- https://www.weirdhistorian.com/appetite-for-intestinal-destruction-the-man-who-ate-glass-nails-tacks-and-frogs/
- https://historianandrew.medium.com/william-mckenna-the-human-ostrich-who-made-a-living-eating-nails-glass-and-live-frogs-dd1697a3c7d5
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support.
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For today's story we will be diving into the life of a truly extraordinary man named William V McKenna, and while he fits the category of “people who eat random things”, those things that he ate can’t really be classified as food.
So let's see just how this man, William McKenna first discovered his talented digestive system.
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Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : patreon.com/foodhistorypod
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Sources for this episode's research:
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support.
…
continue reading
So let's see just how this man, William McKenna first discovered his talented digestive system.
-------------------
Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : patreon.com/foodhistorypod
-------------------
Sources for this episode's research:
- https://www.picuki.com/tag/humanostrich
- https://www.weirdhistorian.com/appetite-for-intestinal-destruction-the-man-who-ate-glass-nails-tacks-and-frogs/
- https://historianandrew.medium.com/william-mckenna-the-human-ostrich-who-made-a-living-eating-nails-glass-and-live-frogs-dd1697a3c7d5
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support.
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