Beyond Bizarre -- Bizarre Cravings of Monsieur Mangetout

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00:00The human diet is the most diverse of any creature in the world.

00:06And it's been key to our success in occupying virtually every corner of the Earth.

00:12But from country to country, there are rumors about what kinds of gourmet meals we eat.

00:20From the more familiar specialties like eel and octopus,

00:25to less appetizing cuisines such as locusts and dogs.

00:31But there is one aficionado of exotic dining

00:35whose extraordinary diet is never found on anyone's menu.

00:44Ah, France. A land legendary for its scenery,

00:49its romantic cafes, and its rich and fascinating culture.

00:56Home to the City of Lights, immaculate medieval castles,

01:02and many of history's most brilliant art treasures.

01:08This enchanting country is most renowned for its world-class cuisine.

01:15But in the quaint Alpine village of Villars de Lens,

01:19there lives a man with a most peculiar palate.

01:24Today, Michel Lotito's unique cravings have set him off on a search

01:30for a midday snack at a very unlikely eatery,

01:35his neighborhood sporting goods store.

01:54Michel is nothing if not a discerning diner.

02:02Which the rest of us might find a little hard to stomach.

02:15This is because Monsieur Mangetout, as he is called,

02:19eats almost everything.

02:37When I eat a piece of something, I first eat it mentally.

02:41I eat it inside my head so that my body is ready to deal with the foreign substance.

02:48Then, when there is metal or plastic or porcelain or glass in my digestive tract,

02:54everything goes down easy.

03:00His ghastly gastronomic indulgences are the sort of things we'd expect

03:05might actually stick to his ribs.

03:10And in fact, these x-rays prove that Monsieur Mangetout has said everything

03:16from computer parts to shopping carts down the hatch.

03:23Yet, incredibly, he has never suffered illness or side effects from his metallic munchies.

03:30A stomach lining twice the normal thickness

03:34allows him to digest everything from beds to skis.

03:40I have eaten one Cessna plane that took two years,

03:4518 bicycles, 18 shopping carts,

03:49seven television sets, two beds,

03:53one pair of skis and one computer.

03:59Because I hold the world record for eating so many things,

04:03I have the world record for world records.

04:10Michel has spent his entire life turning meals into headlines.

04:14It would put even Betty Crocker on a crash diet.

04:21I ate an entire coffin once, including the handles.

04:25The doctors were saying, he's going to die.

04:28So I said, before the coffin gulps me down, I'm going to gobble it up.

04:33Michel is quite at home with more traditional cuisine.

04:37He enjoys a good steak,

04:40and even a junkyard gourmet knows enough to eat his veggies.

04:46But when the last of the meal is consumed in the company of good friends,

04:51Michel likes to top it off with a little something extra.

04:57Never one to bite on,

04:59Never one to bite off more than he can chew,

05:02he can dispense with the chore of doing the dishes.

05:18This lacerating lunch is not recommended for all.

05:30Michel, however, establishes eating habits at an early age

05:34when most of us learn what we shouldn't put in our mouth.

05:42When I was eight years old, I was very small,

05:45and the kids made fun of me.

05:47That's when I started to control my pain.

05:50It took away my suffering.

05:52Then, one day by accident, when I was 16,

05:56I broke a glass, and I ate it.

06:01Since that day, Michel has turned his titanic taste

06:05into a profession where he won't feel fulfilled until he feels full.

06:13Ever watchful of his diet,

06:15he gets his daily quota of roughage,

06:18even while relaxing at home.

06:21When the frustrations of the evening news are enough to turn his stomach,

06:26Michel's gut reaction is to enjoy a little TV dinner.

06:38Bon appétit.

06:52Are there any limits to his appetite?

06:55Is there any artifact of man he could not devour?

07:00Dare he take on the challenge of the ultimate French feast?

07:10I've been offered the Eiffel Tower.

07:12Unfortunately, it belongs to the French people.

07:15Anyway, I'd rather eat a good steak.

07:19Gourmet or garbage disposal,

07:22Monsieur Mangetout's culinary curiosities

07:27serve up a tall order that is certainly beyond bizarre.

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