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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMan Smokes Animal Poop, Says He Hasn't Bathed In 60 Years
He claims cleanliness brings him sickness.
By that logic, you'd probably smoke animal turds, too.
Amou Haji, an 80-year-old Iranian, is being called the world's dirtiest man. In an article published Jan. 6, he told the Tehran Times that he hasn't bathed in 60 years.
Haji reportedly lives in isolation in Dejgah village, in the Southern Iranian province of Fars, subsists on rotten porcupine meat, and says the thought of a bath after all this time makes him very angry. .....................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/15/amou-haji-iran-hasnt-bathed-60-years_n_4602936.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news
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Man Smokes Animal Poop, Says He Hasn't Bathed In 60 Years (Original Post)
marmar
Jan 2014
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warrior1
(12,325 posts)1. so sad
he must have a mental illness.
I hope someone could help him.
Xyzse
(8,217 posts)2. Interesting...
I wouldn't come near him, even with a 60 foot pole.
Still, there is some support that the body needs to be exposed to allergens to get their immune system boosted.
Then again, that might be considered woo, I am unsure about current studies about it, so... It is up for debate.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)3. Sigh ...
He said he adopted his extreme, isolated lifestyle after suffering emotional setbacks in his youth.
polly7
(20,582 posts)4. Poor guy.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)5. And now we know why he lives in isolation
snort
(2,334 posts)6. Imagine the US RDA
if this guy lives 120 years.