7 Famous Men Who Didn’t Care About Hygiene.
Ludwig van Beethoven
The German composer almost completely abandoned water procedures. Harshly responding to the regular indignation of others, Beethoven was convinced that he was afraid of poisoning with lead, which served as a material for water pipes. The talented composer was deeply convinced that he was not paranoid. Beethoven's saviors were his friends. They sneaked into the house secretly to wash the clothes of the great maestro.
Mao Zedong
The Chinese revolutionary refused to use water treatments and did not brush his teeth. He even came up with an extremely unusual excuse. To all who were interested, he replied that tigers never brush their teeth or bathe. Most likely, this is why the dumbfounded like-minded people who had to inhale the suffocating fumes of the founder of Maoism tried not to get involved with him in knowingly losing discussions. By the way, at the end of his life, the Chinese politician nevertheless agreed to be occasionally wiped off with wet towels.
Charles Howard
The eleventh Duke of Norfolk tacitly promoted absolute idleness. The respected English aristocrat was famous for his heroic appetite and complete rejection of hygiene procedures. At dinner, Charles Howard ate three or four steaks, after which he did not allow soap and water to humiliate his noble body. But the ingenious servants of the dirty duke washed the aristocrat while he was fast asleep after the feast.
Henry IV
The famous French monarch became famous for his kindness and concern for his subjects. And also for his disdainful attitude to hygienic procedures, which generated fabulous stench that the European ruler carried around the palace. If you believe the legend, the bride of the king, Maria de Medici, during her acquaintance with Henry, fainted from the far from aristocratic aromas emanating from the monarch.
Frederick II
Historians call the Prussian king a talented ruler and an incorrigible madman. He really combined these qualities. Expanding his possession twice, Frederick went to the Sanssouci Palace. He was accompanied by a whole horde of Italian greyhounds - short dogs. The animals were allowed to relieve themselves where they pleased - the monarch forbade the servants to remove the excrement of pets. According to the researchers, the layer of dog sewage in the premises of Sanssouci reached twenty centimeters. Frederick himself also did not observe hygiene. When the king died, the servants found that his shirt had nearly rotted away.
Howard Hughes
The American entrepreneur and billionaire had extremely bizarre hygiene preferences. Howard requested that the items served to him always be wrapped in a triple layer of napkins, and the servants washed regularly. Although the businessman himself only casually rinsed his hands. Hughes could not cut his nails for months and refused the services of a hairdresser.
Karl Marx
Apparently, the eminent German economist and philosopher decided that cleanliness and adherence to the minimum rules of hygiene are remnants of the era of oppressors. Therefore, Marx suffered from a serious skin disease - he regularly had boils that almost did not heal. However, the philosopher was even proud that some of the sheets of the handwritten version of "Capital" were stained with his blood oozing from numerous abscesses.
