Bright Side

The Man Who Ate a Plane and Somehow Survived


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With all of the DC and Marvel movies coming out, we are quick to admire the superheroes' strength, agility, and other cool stuff that makes them superhuman. But what about the people who don't appear in movies but still possess awesome superpowers? Michel Lotito became famous for being able to munch on inedible stuff. This French entertainer can eat anything, including rubber, metal, and glass.
Doctors found out that the man had a very thick lining covering his stomach and intestines. Plus, his digestive juices were incredibly powerful. This gave him the ability to consume literally anything, including sharp or even toxic metals. No wonder Lotito got the nickname "Monsieur Mangetout." But he's most known for the time he ate an airplane. Okay, well, the man didn't actually eat any gigantic passenger plane. But he still consumed a mind-boggling 9 tons of metal
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