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Bizarre World: This British royal is Nigerian, world's dirtiest man dies at 94 after bathing

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has revealed that she is "43% Nigerian" after genealogical testing.

Amou Haji, nicknamed 'world's dirtiest man'

She made the reveal in the latest episode of her Spotify original podcast called Archetypes. She told Nigerian-American talk show host Ziwe Fumudoh that she had her genealogy test done a few years ago.

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To which Fumudoh asked "What are you?" Markle replied that she had found that she is 43% of Nigerian decsent.

Markle went on to say that she will embark on research to establish her findings. Currently, she has received incredulous comments whenever she reveals this part of her ancestry.

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I’m going to start to dig deeper into all this because anybody that I’ve told, especially Nigerian women, are like ‘What!'” she added.

Amou Haji, nicknamed the "dirtiest man in the world" for his refusal to take a shower for more than half a century, has died at the age of 94.

The Iranian passed away on Sunday Dejgah village, in the southern province of Fars.

Haji lived an isolated life and never started a family. According to a local official, for decades, he avoided bathing over fears of "getting sick".

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However, a few months ago, residents in the village took him to a bathroom to shower for the first time. They said that his skin had not been touched with soap and water in decades.

In 2013, a short documentary titled "The Strange Life of Amou Haji" was made about his life, according to Iranian media.

It is believed that Haji adopted the lifestyle after suffering an emotional setback earlier in his youth.

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