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Charles Domery (c. 1778 – after 1800), also known as Charles Domerz and born Karol Domerz[1], was a Polish soldier, noted for his unusually large appetite. Serving in the Prussian Army against France during the War of the First Coalition, he found that the rations of the Prussians were insufficient and deserted to the French Revolutionary Army in return for food. Although generally healthy, he was voraciously hungry during his time in the French army, and ate any available food. While stationed near Paris, he was recorded as having eaten 174 cats in a year, and although he disliked vegetables, he would eat 4 to 5 pounds (1.8 to 2.3 kg) of grass each day if he could not find other food. During service on the French frigate Hoche, he attempted to eat the severed leg of a crew member hit by cannon fire, before other members of the crew wrestled it from him.

In February 1799, the Hoche was captured by British forces and the crew, including Domery, were interned in Liverpool. Domery shocked his captors with his voracious appetite, and despite being put on ten times the rations of other inmates remained ravenous, eating the prison cat, at least 20 rats which had come into his cell, and regularly eating the prison candles. Domery's case was brought to the attention of The Commissioners for taking Care of Sick and Wounded Seamen and for the Care and Treatment of Prisoners of War, who performed an experiment to test his eating capacity. Over the course of a day, Domery was fed a total of 16 pounds (7.3 kg) of raw cow's udder, raw beef and tallow candles and four bottles of porter, all of which he ate and drank without defecating, urinating, or vomiting at any point.
What the fuck.

>> No.6965816

Spoopy story Op.
Maybe he had a portal stomach?

>> No.6965831

Sounds like he just ate a bunch of UK MREs

>> No.6965833

>>6965810
I remember reading about either this guy or someone like him. He ended up having some kind of degenerative condition and got like gastrointestinal gangrene or something and died. I'd have to look it up.

>> No.6965842

prader-willi syndrome.

sounds miserable.

>> No.6965961

>>6965810

Sounds like a Pole all right

>> No.6966070

>>6965833

Tarrere, the French guy? He had tuberculosis.

>> No.6966289

>>6966070
Yeah, that was him.