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One of William Buckland's ambitions was to taste every animal, and he made a good attempt at it. He reckoned moles and bluebottles were the most revolting. htt
by buckminster 8y ago
One of William Buckland's ambitions was to taste every animal, and he made a good attempt at it. He reckoned moles and bluebottles were the most revolting.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Buckland https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Buckland
- majos 8y agoThis guy's Wikipedia page has a "Known eccentricities" section. Worth reading.
- seszett 8y ago> 'I have eaten many strange things, but have never eaten the heart of a king before', and, before anyone could hinder him, he had gobbled it up, and the precious relic was lost for ever." The heart in question is said to have been that of Louis XIV. The heart of Louis XIV has also been said to have been used for the ochre colour[0] of a painting by Drölling, Intérieur d'une cuisine. It is also on display at the Saint-Denis basilica[1] and doesn't really look like something that could be eaten at all, much less "gobbled up". In reality though, it has more likely been destroyed altogether in 1793. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy_brown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy_brown [1]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fa/ac/a1/faaca139521085b6fe5fb5353c1c345c.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fa/ac/a1/faaca139521085b6fe5f...
- kingbirdy 8y agoNon-mobile link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Buckland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Buckland