The true story of a rowdy sailor who ate 35 knives in order to entertain his shipmates. The Old England Journal of Medicine is a venerable publication that has been running for some 210 years, long before an upstart journal shamelessly pilfered the name. Its editor-in-chief is Lord Admiral of the Fleet Roderick Francis KG GCSI FRS FRCP, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Bengal. This is the first of our presentations made via kinematograph, suggestions and comments are welcomed via telegraph or conventional letters to the editor. If 19th century vernacular is somewhat opaque, we suggest activation of the sub-titled text which attempts to utilise a somewhat more contemporary dialect. [EDIT: Sorry for confusion with subs, I am new to this - English (UK) is the silly subs, English (USA) is a straight transliteration. Apologies for those that rely on subs for accessibility, not my intention, I didn't realise the automatic ones get taken away if you put your own subs in.] The original case report can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2116601/?page=2 I am indebted to Thomas Morris for allowing me to use his book as source material for this episode. Peruse his blog and buy your own copy here: http://www.thomas-morris.uk/the-mystery-of-the-exploding-teeth-book/ And not for the first time on this channel do I offer my heartfelt thanks to the Emu that is Chubby, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKOvOaJv4GK-oDqx-sj7VVg, whose format I obviously pay tribute to at the start, and who has always been a huge support. ----------------- More Medlife Crisis: http://www.medlifecrisis.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/medcrisis https://www.facebook.com/Medlifecrisis https://www.instagram.com/medcrisis