17. Winston Churchill Demanded Two Full Breakfast Trays
During World War II, Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He is often credited for his keen leadership skills, and having the military prowess to lead the UK to victory. Sure, it is important for a busy man to have a filling breakfast, but Winston Churchill took his morning ritual almost one step too far. Churchill ate so much food for breakfast, his servants had to bring him two full breakfast trays to his bedroom when he woke up in the morning.
One tray had toast with butter and jam, a cup of coffee with milk, and a poached egg. On that same tray, he requested that he have some sort of meat like chicken or bacon on the side of his egg. On the second tray, he had a grapefruit with an entire bowl of sugar for him to sprinkle on top of the sour fruit. He also had a glass of orange juice, a bowl of squash, and a whisky soda. To make matters worse, he finished off his meal with a cigar. It’s no surprise that he only lived to be 57 years old.