The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/JackThaBongRipper on 2024-10-13 01:12:02.

Original Title: TIL that in 1671, a man named François Vatel was in charge of a 2000-person banquet to be held in the honor of Louis XIV. Vatel became distraught after a delivery of seafood was late, driving him to take his own life by running himself through his sword.