Ep 219 - The Terrifying Tastes of Tarrare

The Poisoners' Cabinet

Ep 219 is loose! And it's a truly bizarre and sometimes disgusting story of a man with a huge appetite that got him into a fair amount of trouble.

Who was the mysterious Tarrare? Why could he eat literally anything? And was this the worst spying plan in history?

The secret ingredient is...a baby!

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Sources this week include: https://allthatsinteresting.com/tarrare

https://cvltnation.com/tarrare-man-ate-toddler/

https://www.wiltons.org.uk/news/155

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39074/pg39074-images.html , CURIOSITIES OF

MEDICAL EXPERIENCE.

https://web.archive.org/web/20090521072202/http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/260/the_cat_eaters.html

https://www.dailygrail.com/2020/01/forbidden-flesh-an-appetite-never-to-be-sated/

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