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Tarrare was a French man who lived in the late 18th century and became famous for his seemingly insatiable appetite. Despite being unusually thin, he could reportedly consume enormous amounts of food, swallow live animals and non-food objects, and still remain constantly hungry. During the French Revolutionary Wars, the military even used him as a courier by having him swallow sealed messages, but the mission failed when he was captured. Historical accounts also describe increasingly desperate behaviour driven by hunger, though some of the more sensational stories are debated by historians. Tarrare died around 1798 at a young age, and doctors who examined his body found significant abnormalities in his digestive system, leaving his extraordinary condition unexplained.

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