Near his life's end, Howard Hughes lived in hotel rooms with blackout curtains on the windows, spending most of his day lying in bed.  When he had to walk, he wore tissue boxes on his feet because he feared that his soles would pick up unseen germs lurking on the carpet. While some of the stories written about Howard Hughes are more myth than history, the brilliant and fabulously wealthy American entrepreneur was in fact a victim of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.  Some say his severely neurotic, bizarre habits hastened his death. Since Hughes was rich enough to hire a staff that would follow his precise orders without question, he was able to create a mini-society he could completely control.  As OCD UK reports, his specifications were detailed and weird:  He ... ordered staff to wash their hands multiple times and layer their hands with paper towels when serving his food[.] ... Other reported instructions to his employees were even...(Read Full Article)