stackyFACTSLong before modern celebrities hawked questionable teas, this famous poet starved himself into a pale, brooding aesthetic. He believed that drinking copious amounts of raw vinegar would keep him thin and fashionably miserable. It worked perfectly, mostly because it made him too nauseous to ever enjoy a real meal.
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