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This man lived for 82 years without ever seeing a woman—and no, he wasn’t blind! His story is truly astonishing. Born in 1856, Mihailo Tolotos had a tragic start to life when his mother passed away just four hours after his birth. With no known family, he was taken in by a group of men who entrusted him to monks at a monastery atop Mount Athos. But how did he never see a woman? Mount Athos has strictly prohibited women for nearly a thousand years. In October 1046, a law was passed banning women—and even female animals—from entering the mountain to maintain absolute celibacy among the monks. To this day, women are forbidden from coming within 500 meters of its shores. Raised entirely within the monastery, Mihailo Tolotos became a monk himself and never once left the mountain. After 82 years of celibacy, he was honored with a special burial ceremony, as the monks believed he was the only man in history to have never laid eyes on a woman. But the most incredible part is...