11. Being the hairiest man alive will cover your legacy.
Larry Gomez is a man from California. His body is covered in hair, 98% of it, to be exact. He is officially the world’s hairiest man alive. “Being one of the hairiest guys in the world makes me special, and I’m famous, too,” Gomez, aka “Wolf Man,” told Caters News. “Not many people in the world have this condition, I believe six to eight people, and I am the hairiest one.” A rare genetic disorder called hypertrichosis causes excess hair. Less than 100 people have this condition worldwide. Furthermore, this rare disorder also affects some of Gomez’s family members. Although, women who have the condition have slightly finer hair.
He has to get a haircut about once a month but explains that the hair grows back just as thick. “Some people ask if it’s itchy,” Gomez jokes. “No, this is my normal life.” People bullied him for his look throughout his childhood. Luckily, Larry Gomez has since embraced the condition, especially after his marriage. “I have to live with this because I have it. I don’t know other ways,” Gomez explained. Living with this condition isn’t easy, but Gomez has learned that you just have to embrace it.