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@todayilearned Today I learned that the Archbishop of York had a piece of Louis XIV's mummified heart in a locket. In 1848 he showed it to the Dean of Westminster, who ate it. https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/william-buckland

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[–] flightyhobler@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I've heard of eating the rich but this is ridiculous