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The Strange Case of the World's Largest Appetite

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In the 1780s, a French showman named Tarrare reportedly consumed live animals and ate enough food for 15 men in a single sitting, baffling doctors with his insatiable hunger. His case, however, represents a medical anomaly that far surpasses the controlled, athletic feats of modern competitive eaters like Joey Chestnut, sparking the question: Who truly has the world's largest appetite?