'World's dirtiest man' dies shortly after bathing for first time in decades

[former9thward]

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"Uncle Haji" avoided eating fresh food and smoked animal excrement, according to local residents.

"Uncle Haji," known by international media as the "world's dirtiest man" due to the fact he didn't bath for over 60 years, died at the age of 94, after falling ill shortly after his first bath, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.

Haji, a resident of Dezh Gah in the southern Fars province of Iran, avoided eating any fresh food and believed that he would get sick if he took a bath and that being clean harmed your health, the head of the district told the Iranian IRNA news agency.

Haji ate roadkill and smoked a pipe full of animal excrement. Local doctors said that he appeared to be healthy, despite his lack of hygiene.

According to the Iranian Tasnim News Agency, Haji would regularly trim his bead by burning it while using a car mirror to see himself. He would sleep in a "grave-like hole" and during the winter he would live in a simple four-walled shack that the villagers built for him.

https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-720582?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=World+s+dirtiest+man++dies+shortly+after+bathing+for+first+time+in+decades&utm_campaign=Health+++Wellness+Weekly+Newsletter+-+25%2F10

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. His gravestone: I told you so...

[Hiawatha Pete]

2. Wow so that actually happened. I thought it was going to be an Onion story about Steve Bannon. n/t

[WarGamer]

3. lol... Post of the day!

[Hiawatha Pete]

4. Thanks!

[plimsoll]

9. Exactly my thoughts too.

I read the story and thought, huh, so a real story.

[Deep State Witch]

25. Same Here

DU does not disappoint.

[Blue Owl]

5. ...the fuck?

Why in hell would someone smoke animal excretement?

[LisaL]

6. It worked for him until he took a bath.

[forgotmylogin]

12. I wonder if some of the bacteria knocked off from the bath got to him internally?

I mean, this is why you should try to bathe on more frequent occasions if possible.

[mike_c]

8. it's cheap, abundant, and as Cheech and Chong remarked...

..."that's some good shit, man."

[Goodheart]

7. At the risk of sounding hateful....

my only extended exposure to Iranians was way back in the early 70's when I shared a dormitory with them at LSU (this was back before the Shah was overthrown).

Sad to say, they really smelled. We had a community shower on our floor and I never saw them in there. Four of them resided in the last room at the end of the hallway, and it was necessary for them to pass every other room to get to the exit... and they each left a very bad smell when they passed.

So, I'm left wondering about the culture of bathing in Iran in general, and how unusual this man truly was.

[nolabear]

14. I've known a number of people from Iran. This was not the case at all.

[FoxNewsSucks]

15. I don't know that it would be Iranians or bathing specifically

When I was in college in 1980, there were a number of middle-eastern students who had noticeable BO. Lots, actually. At prayer time, going down the hall in front of the muslim student room where they did their prayer was not pleasant. At the time, the explanation was that for religious reasons they did not believe in artificial deodorants.

Obviously, this was the topic of a lot of ridicule among the locals in that fairly small rural college town. Particularly given the anti-Arab sentiment present in 1980. Gas prices, hostage crisis. . . . At the time, we didn't know the difference between Persians and Arabs, nor did we then care.

Since then, I have several middle-eastern friends who have proven to be the most loyal people I know. Including an Iranian family who emigrated here in 1980, and I subsequently met in the late 90's. They are impeccably clean. Maybe it's due to moving here, or maybe things changed in the 20 years between those times.

[moniss]

10. When I read

the headline of the OP I clicked because I thought we were talking about Steve Bannon.

[calimary]

22. Yeah. He does come to mind as soon as the word "dirtiest" is uttered.

[lame54]

11. Thought something happened to Steve Bannon

[ShazzieB]

13. EWWWWWWWW!

After reading that, I feel like I need a bath!

[FoxNewsSucks]

16. As others have said,

sounds like Steve Bannon.

[GReedDiamond]

17. Here's some pics of Uncle Haji...

RIP, Uncle Haji.

[ecstatic]

18. All sorts of questions come to mind...

Was he a real life zombie being kept alive through bacteria that he washed off during his bath? Or maybe he knew he was about to die and decided to wash up so that his body could be handled with care?

[calimary]

23. Hey, think of it this way: he performed a public service.

Now there is an absolute bottom-of-the-barrel. And none of us is/are there!

No one can ever insult you and say you are filth. That position has already been taken. For all time!

[sinkingfeeling]

19. I thought this was about Steve Bannon.

[tman]

20. 94 is a great age.

[Meowmee]

21. something I really did not need to hear about

[Sympthsical]

24. His microbiome must've been fascinating

We all have a unique blend of creepers lurking around on our skin, in our hair, in our intestines.

I'd be so curious to know what that guy was managing.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

26. shorter link ...

https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-720582

[JudyM]

27. Locking

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