He also drank water from puddles and rusty oil cans.
Perhaps most bizarrely, he was known to smoke animal dung using an old pipe.
Photographs of Haji frequently showed him puffing on multiple cigarettes at once.
When his hair became too long, he didn’t visit a barber.
Instead, he reportedly singed the excess off with an open flame.
World’s Dirtiest Man
The ‘world’s dirtiest man’ didn’t wash for 60 years and died shortly after having his first bath. Credit: IRNA
Scientists became fascinated by him
Given his lifestyle, many assumed Haji would be plagued by disease.
Surprisingly, research suggested otherwise.
In 2014, medical experts reportedly conducted examinations on Haji to better understand how his body had adapted to decades without modern hygiene.
According to reports, they found that he was generally healthy despite his unconventional habits.
Scientists were particularly interested in how he had avoided serious illnesses despite regularly consuming contaminated food and water.
