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Why stop at birds? The Victorian William Buckland [0] had a personal mission to eat one of every kind of animal in existence. He was also appointed Dean of West
by KineticLensman 2y ago
Why stop at birds? The Victorian William Buckland [0] had a personal mission to eat one of every kind of animal in existence. He was also appointed Dean of Westminster and, like Charles Darwin, belonged to the Glutton Club. Mice on toast were a particular favourite, apparently.
[0] https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/26/victorian-zoologist/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/26/victorian-zoologis...
- perihelion_zero 2y ago[flagged]
- djtango 2y agoThanks for sharing, thoroughly enjoyed that read
- Loughla 2y agoI was into it until he ate a mummified human heart.
- standardUser 2y ago> Inside the locket was a piece of the mummified heart of King Louis XVI. On being shown the artifact, Buckland promptly ate it. I admire the dedication! Though question the immediate destruction of a unique artifact.
- gerdesj 2y agoJust riffing on the Roman thing: Mice - glires. Remarkable Italian invention ... Nothing is new
- jojohohanon 2y agoI think Roald Dahl had one story about a man who went to great lengths to eat a ghost.
- greggsy 2y agoMice are the sardines of the mammal world.
- ThePowerOfFuet 2y agoI'm going to have to remember that one.
- JetSpiegel 2y agoYou mean that Aardman film with Darwin the badguy who wants to eats the dodos is based on real life?