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World's dirtiest man Amou Haji who didn't shower for over 50 years for fear of getting sick dies at 94

By neethi.manoharan | Updated: October 26, 2022 11:54 IST

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The man known as the dirtiest man in the world has died at the age of 94. A person who took a bath after almost five decades died within a few months after taking a bath. He had not used soap and water for nearly 50 years.
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Amou Haji was the name of the dirtiest person in this world. He had not bathed in years for fear that the water and soap would make him sick. He lived in Fars, south of Tehran. Local villagers tried to clean him many times.
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He fell ill a few days after taking a bath and died on Sunday, according to Iranian news agencies. In an interview with Tehran Times in 2014, Haji said that his favorite food is porcupine. Also build it with bricks in the pit.
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Many old photos show him smoking a cigarette. In one picture, Haji is seen smoking four cigarettes at once. If he tried to bathe or give pure water to drink, he would become depressed. A similar claim was made about an Indian person.
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In 2009, it has been 35 years since an Indian man brushed and bathed. However, what happened to him after that has not been revealed. Haji had decided to live such a life after facing many 'failures' in his youth. He lives in war to protect himself from the cold.
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