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The Blue Skinned People of Kentucky (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 months ago by wurstgulasch3000 to c/wikipedia

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[–] ganksy 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

His skin turned blue after he began taking a homemade silver chloride colloid and rubbing a solution of colloidal silver on his face in an attempt to treat problems with his sinuses, dermatitis, acid reflux, and other issues.

Well, at least he's committed to finding a cure even if he started with quackerie.

He was a heavy smoker and underwent a triple bypass surgery in 2008.

JFC

Edit: maybe he thought wearing a blue shirt would help hide some of the smurfishness. It didn't though.