As a child, Lalit Patidar of India scared the other children because of his unusual face.
Today, the 18-year-old with the rare medical condition called hypertrichosis has long facial hair that makes him look like a dog. No wonder the condition is also called “werewolf syndrome.”
The children who avoided him eventually overcame their fear as they saw that Patidar was just like them. His fame started to grow after the Guinness World Records (GWR) recognized him as the person with the hairiest face.
A GWR representative counted 201.72 hairs per square centimeter covering 95 percent of his face to hand Patidar the world record, Fox News reports.
Dr. Amy Huang, board certified dermatologist with Medical Offices of Manhattan, told Fox News that werewolf syndrome is hereditary and affects people psychologically.
Patidar is happy with the recognition though.
Meanwhile, a bill introduced by a lawmaker in the Texas House of Representatives bars students from acting out “non-human behavior” in schools.
Republican State Rep. Stan Gerdes sponsored the proposed Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education (FURRIE) Act, saying he wants to keep so-called furries out of schools, New York Post (NYP) reports.
The FURRIE bill specifically prohibits students from barking, hissing, meowing, wearing leashes, fur or tails in public schools in the state, according to NYP. Students also cannot use litter boxes or lick themselves for self-care on campus, the bill states.