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Why bathing in crude oil is a thing in Azerbaijan.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Flame Towers and an oil pump are national symbols of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Photo: Shutterstock/ArtEvent ET

Startling news came out of COP29, the United Nation’s annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. There was no major breakthrough in climate change efforts. The world continues to heat up at an alarming rate. No, reports that locals bathe in crude oil in Naftalan, Azerbaijan, has skincare enthusiasts scratching their heads and scraping the brown, sticky stuff off their bodies. “The resin is a bit toxic,” Ayten Magerramova told The New York Times. “But for skin problems, the resin really...

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