Sir, the lady of the house expresses her disatisfaction with her weighing scales. A new type of bathroom machine arrives from Avery & Co. Upon reading the fine illustrated instructions it appears robust enough for two or more persons.
In the 1960s, a man named Angus Barbieri survived for 382 days without any solid food. He lived solely on tea, coffee, water, soda water and vitamins during a stay at Maryfield Hospital in Dundee, during which time his weight plummeted from 214 kg to jus