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The man who got rich by farting onstage

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High culture has always been a myth, proven by the massive success of Joseph Pujol, aka 'Le Pétomane.' He discovered he could inhale air through his rectum and release it at will. He made a fortune at the Moulin Rouge by playing the flute and blowing out candles with his magical sphincter, out-earning Sarah Bernhardt.

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