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Although it is not clear how the fad emerged, various people have made claims. A 1963 letter to The New York Times claimed that it was started by a man named Lothrop Withington Jr.—grandnephew of the noted genealogist Lothrop Withington—who was a freshman at Harvard University and did so to win a $10 bet [2] as part of a bid to become class president.
In April 2012 he posted a video of himself to his YouTube channel Food For Louis that showed him eating a live goldfish. This caused the RSPCA to prepare a case against him under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Since he had previously only eaten invertebrates, the fish was the first incident in which he may have broken the law.
Eating live animals is the practice of humans or other sentient species eating animals that are still alive. It is a traditional practice in many East Asian food cultures. Animals may also be eaten alive for shock value. Eating live animals, or parts of live animals, may be unlawful in certain jurisdictions under animal cruelty laws.
The practice of eating live seafood, such as fish, crab, oysters, baby shrimp, or baby octopus, is widespread. Oysters are typically eaten live. [ 1 ] The view that oysters are acceptable to eat, even by strict ethical criteria, has notably been propounded in the seminal 1975 text Animal Liberation , by philosopher Peter Singer .
It can be common to mistake thirst for hunger — especially during the 3 p.m. slump — so drinking more water throughout the day can help you keep your energy up without eating more. The average ...
After eating a few though, I got used to the idea, and before I knew it, I was downing them by the handful. Just enough spice, and they use the celery seed more successfully than the Pizza flavor.
I've no doubt people are still doing it, but it was a fad in the 1930s and it is not a fad today. Dpbsmith 14:32, 25 August 2008 (UTC) I remember reading a news story about a guy who died after trying to swallow a plecostomus instead of a goldfish. However, I've been unable to find that story archived on the internet.
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