Amid reports of cow urine's potential to cure human ailments, Union Minister for Road Transport and National Highways, Nitin Gadkari has found the potential of his urine as a "cheap manure" to grow "bigger" plants and flowers in his garden. Addressing a gathering in Nagpur on Sunday, Gadkari said he urinates in a plastic can daily and then collects the same in a larger 50 litre can which then is used to water his plants in his Delhi bungalow. Reportedly, he recommended the practice to the gathering and advised them to keep handy a 50 litre can. "If you water an orange tree with this, you will observe its growth rate," he said. "You will observe the increase in number of fruits and flowers on the plant, which proves how good manure it (urine) is," Gadkari, in his Marathi speech, said. As bizarre as it seems, this is not for the first time a public figure has expressed their strange obsession with urine and its so-called uses.

1. Morarji Desai

It was at the top. India's fifth prime minister Morarji Desai was a longtime practitioner and advocate of urine therapy. His well-know habit of drinking his own urine to cure illness was according to him a perfect solution for millions of Indians who can't afford medical treatment.

While his idea might not have a huge following, various reports suggest that there is a small village called Amarpur in Madhya Pradesh, where people drink their own urine to keep themselves away from diseases. Not just this village, people across India are sporadically known to swear by the medicinal benefits of own urine.

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2. Madonna

She might be recognized as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records, but very few people might be aware of her habit of peeing on her foot to cure herself from contagious skin disease. In a 1993 Late Show hosted by David Letterman, the famous American singer and actress stated that urinating on her own feet helped to cure her from Athlete's Foot problem.

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