John Fasel
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'''John Fasel''' ({{Circa|1881}} – |
'''John Fasel''' ({{Circa|1881}} – {{circa|1904}}) was an American man known for his eating habits. Nicknamed the "Human Ostrich", he was active in [[New York City]] and ate metal objects as part of a performance act. |
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Fasel was born {{Circa|1881}}.{{Cite news |date=6 May 1904 |title=A Living Junk-Shop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/369211867/?match=1&terms=%22John%20Fasel%22%20eater |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |pages=10}} In June 1899, he was hired as a performer in a [[freak show]]. He also worked as an independent performer with his John Fasel Association.{{Cite news |date=1900-08-06 |title=Junk Eater Critically Ill |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1900/08/06/archives/junk-eater-critically-ill-he-says-that-some-men-compelled-him-to.html |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} He lived in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]]. He was nicknamed the "Human Ostrich" and less popularly the "Chain Swallower"{{Cite news |date=13 May 1904 |title=A Human Ostrich |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/147083344/?match=1&terms=%22John%20Fasel%22%20eater |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=The Marlboro Democrat |pages=1}} and "The Human Junk Shop". He suffered from epilepsy and was hospitalized due to the condition in October 1908 following a seizure where he bit his mother and surgeon [[Mary M. Crawford]].{{Cite news |date=16 October 1908 |title=Was Human Junk Shop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1270296532/?match=1&terms=%22John%20Fasel%22%20eater |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=[[San Antonio Express]] |pages=4}} |
Fasel was born {{Circa|1881}}.{{Cite news |date=6 May 1904 |title=A Living Junk-Shop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/369211867/?match=1&terms=%22John%20Fasel%22%20eater |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |pages=10}} In June 1899, he was hired as a performer in a [[freak show]]. He also worked as an independent performer with his John Fasel Association.{{Cite news |date=1900-08-06 |title=Junk Eater Critically Ill |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1900/08/06/archives/junk-eater-critically-ill-he-says-that-some-men-compelled-him-to.html |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} He lived in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]]. He was nicknamed the "Human Ostrich" and less popularly the "Chain Swallower"{{Cite news |date=13 May 1904 |title=A Human Ostrich |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/147083344/?match=1&terms=%22John%20Fasel%22%20eater |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=The Marlboro Democrat |pages=1}} and "The Human Junk Shop". He suffered from epilepsy and was hospitalized due to the condition in October 1908 following a seizure where he bit his mother and surgeon [[Mary M. Crawford]].{{Cite news |date=16 October 1908 |title=Was Human Junk Shop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1270296532/?match=1&terms=%22John%20Fasel%22%20eater |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=[[San Antonio Express]] |pages=4}} |
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[[Category:Entertainers from Brooklyn]] |
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