15 Facts About Michel Lotito

Michel Lotito came to be known as Monsieur "Mouth" Mangetout.

Michel Lotito started eating this unusual diet at age 9.

Michel Lotito began eating unusual material at 9 years of age, and he performed publicly beginning in 1966, around the age of 16.

Michel Lotito had an eating disorder known as pica, which is a psychological disorder characterised by an appetite for substances that are largely non-nutritive.

Doctors determined that Lotito had a thick lining in his stomach and intestines which allowed his consumption of sharp metal without suffering injury.

Michel Lotito had digestive juices that were unusually powerful, meaning that he could digest the unusual materials.

Michel Lotito's performance involved the consumption of metal, glass, rubber and other materials.

Michel Lotito disassembled, cut up, and consumed items such as bicycles, shopping carts, televisions, beds and a Cessna 150, among other items.

Michel Lotito claimed not to suffer ill effects from his consumption of substances typically considered poisonous.

Michel Lotito then drank mineral oil and continued to drink water while swallowing the metal bits.

Michel Lotito did not have any digestive problems as a result of his unusual diet.

Michel Lotito concluded that, although there are many accounts of Lotito's consumption of unusual objects, and that he "very likely" consumed such objects on stage as a professional entertainer, she was unable to confirm that Lotito ate an entire airplane, or even part of one.

Michel Lotito holds the record for the 'strangest diet' in the Guinness Book of Records.

Michel Lotito was awarded a brass plaque by the publishers to commemorate his abilities.

Michel Lotito died of natural causes at age 55 on 17 April 2006 in Grenoble.