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Who has eaten about nine tons of metal during their lifetime?

French artist Michel Lotito became famous for eating absolutely inedible things. At his performances, he consumed bicycles, televisions and other objects made of glass, metal and rubber. He once dismantled a Cessna 150 and ate it piece by piece in two years. Before the performance, he "greased" his stomach with mineral oil, and during the process he drank large amounts of water. It is estimated that he consumed about nine tons of metal during his career.

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