19. Charles Darwin Joined The Glutton Club
Naturalist and Biologist Charles Darwin is remembered for studying biology and studying theories in the Galapagos islands. His studies contributed to the theories of evolution that are still taught in school to this day. One would assume that since he studied animals for a living, he must have respected life and tried to preserve endangered species. The shocking truth is that he was more interested in studying animals instead of keeping them alive, and he was apart of a group called The Glutton Club at Cambridge University.
These hungry and curious men would get together and eat the most exotic animals any of them could get ahold of. Back then, it was not uncommon for upper class English men to go on exotic hunting trips and display rare animals like tigers and lions in their homes. So basically, Charles Darwin got to taste nearly every animal he studied. He ate everything from giant rodents to rare birds. We don’t know if he ate these exotic animals for breakfast, or not, but it wouldn’t be surprising if he cracked open an ostrich egg for his omelette.