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This guy at school received his first rejection…If you ain’t getting rejected, it’s cus you’re not trying. Keep ya head up King!

Amou Haji, an 83-year-old Iranian, is considered by many as the world’s dirtiest man. Amou claims that he has not bathed in over 65 years. According to Amou, he is scared of water and this is the reason why he has not taken a shower in over six decades.

Local villagers who are obviously very familiar with Haji, explained that the 87-year-old who is covered in ash and dirt refuses to bathe because he is scared of water.

What is even more unusual is that his diet consists of rotten meat of dead animals, especially porcupines. He also enjoys smoking but it is not tobacco he prefers. He likes to smoke animal feces out of a rusty pipe. 

Villagers explained that Haji has emotional trauma from when he was younger. This drove him to find solace in living a bizarre life alone.

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Major Dick Winters, commander of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Holland, 1944

“To be a good leader, you must do everything in your power for the good of your men and to train your men with the goal in mind of making them the best unit possible, better than any other platoon, company, battalion.”

“To accomplish this, you must be like a good mother taking care of her children. You must set a good example, be the first one up in the morning and the last to go to bed at night. To accomplish this you must also be like a good father, setting a good example of being up front and visible with the men before an attack and staying with the attack until it is over.”

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80 years ago, Catholic priest Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to die at Auschwitz in the place of a man who cried out for his family. He was canonized in 1982, and the man he saved was at his ceremony

On February 17, 1941, his monastery was shut down by the German authorities. Kolbe and four others were arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned in the Pawiak prison. On May28, he was transferred to Auschwitz as prisoner 16670.

Continuing to act as a priest, Kolbe was subjected to violent harassment, including beating and lashings.

At the end of July 1941, one prisoner escaped from the camp, prompting SS-Hauptsturmführer Karl Fritzsch, the deputy camp commander, to pick ten men to be starved to death in an underground bunker to deter further escape attempts.When one of the selected men, Franciszek Gajowniczek, cried out, "My wife! My children!", Kolbe volunteered to take his place.

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Eugenia Cooney is an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer who’s YouTube channel has garnered over two million subscribers

In October 2016, petitions were made to ban her from YouTube as some internet users believed she was promoting dangerous eating habits, and creating pro anorexia content. Around that time, Cooney stated that she did not have an eating disorder and refrained from discussing her weight and eating habits.

Pro-anorexia (pro-ana) groups differ widely in their stances. Most claim that they exist mainly as a non-judgmental environment for anorexics; a place to turn to, to discuss their illness, and to support those who choose to enter recovery. Others deny anorexia nervosa is a mental illness and claim instead that it is a “lifestyle choice” that should be respected by doctors and family.

Olympian Maria Andrejczyk Auctions Off Medal To Pay For Young Boy’s Surgery

Polish Olympian Maria Andrejczyk earned the silver medal in the javelin throw at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

On August 11, she announced the auctioning of her prized medal to help save a young boy’s life.

Just five days after securing the silver medal in javelin, Andrejczyk announced the auction on her Facebook page.

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At 70, Joan MacDonald Was Huffing And Puffing Up Stairs. Now, At 75, She’s In The Best Shape Of Her Life And Inspiring Millions

In 2017, MacDonald began her fitness journey. She was 70 years old, weighed nearly 200 lbs, and had rising blood pressure and kidney troubles. She was also on medication for cholesterol and acid reflux, and her doctor wanted to double the dose.

“I was sick and tired of being sick and tired”

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Richard Louis Proenneke was an American self-educated naturalist, conservationist, writer, and wildlife photographer who, from the age of about 51, lived alone for nearly thirty years (1969–1999) in the mountains of Alaska in a log cabin that he constructed by hand near the shore of Twin Lakes.

On May 21, 1968, Proenneke arrived at his new place of retirement at Twin Lakes, Alaska

Proenneke’s cabin is handmade and is notable for its fine craftsmanship as a result of his carpentry and woodworking skills; he also made 8mm films covering its construction.

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Over the course of his life, former billionaire Chuck Feeney has given away more than $8 billion. He currently lives in a rented apartment in San Francisco, with a remaining nest egg of $2 million.

Feeney made his massive fortune through Duty Free Shoppers (DFS), which he confounded in 1960. In 1982, he decided he would commit to giving away his billions during his lifetime.

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