8 Interesting Facts about Michelangelo that Might Surprise You

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6He had terrible fashion sense, and a habit of making people angry

The interesting fact about Michelangelo was that he lived in near squalor and rarely changed his clothes or even bathed. It’s said that his clothes were so dirty and plastered on his body that when he died they needed to be cut and peeled off of him.

Pietro Torrigiano, was so angry with Michelangelo for his talent – or more likely for his smart mouth – that he punched him in the nose, leaving it permanently crooked.