Egyptian strongman ‘Pharaoh’ displays charisma

An Egyptian strongman, Karim Hussein, who is called as "The Pharaoh" by friends and family displays his charisma publicly. Karim Hussein is destined to be a strongman from a young age, and claims to have a unique biological makeup that easily absorbs pain. Reuters

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Egyptian strongman Karim Hussein, 38, carries a wooden bench with his mouth in Cairo, Egypt, March 18, 2016. 

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Karim Hussein walks over his sons as they sleep on broken glass in Cairo, Egypt, March 18, 2016. 

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Karim Hussein, 38, carries a wooden ladder with his mouth in Cairo, Egypt, March 18, 2016. 

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Egyptian strongman Karim Hussein, 38, pulls truck with his mouth in Cairo, Egypt, March 18, 2016. 

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Karim Hussein, 38, sleeps on glass as a man uses an axe to break in half a concrete block rested on his chest in Cairo, Egypt, March 18, 2016. 

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Egyptian strongman Karim Hussein, 38, carries his son and friends to show his strength in Cairo, Egypt, March 18, 2016.

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Karim Hussein eats nails in Cairo, Egypt, March 18, 2016. Dubbed "The Pharaoh" by friends and family, Hussein seemed destined to be a strongman from a young age. 

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Egyptian strongman Karim Hussein, 38, eats raw meat in Cairo, Egypt, March 18, 2016. 

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Children of Egyptian strongman Karim Hussein play with broken glass in Cairo, Egypt, March 18, 2016.