18. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ate Meaty Leftovers Every Morning
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was known for making history with his music ever since he was a child, and it’s very possible that he was encouraged to keep working on his music and not worry about much else. He also goes down in history as having very unique taste for his breakfast of choice. He loved to eat meat with his dinner every night, especially sturgeon fish, pork, and a hearty beer-and-beef stew. When he woke up the next morning, he would usually eat leftovers for breakfast.
Mozart once wrote a letter to his wife saying that he stayed over at his friend’s house, and they served a capon for dinner. If you aren’t aware, a capon is a rooster that is castrated and fattened up before it’s eaten. The next morning, Mozart was craving more of the previous night’s capon so much, he stood at the kitchen table and ate the entire half of the rotisserie rooster as soon as he woke up in the morning. Maybe this was because of the lack of refrigeration, and he didn’t want it to go bad… Or maybe he just had the munchies!