00:02A man who worked to find his skin had turned bright blue, rushed to hospital only to discover
00:07the change, was down to die from his new bedsheets. Doctors initially feared a serious medical
00:12problem and placed him on oxygen while running checks. But the mystery was solved when a
00:18nurse wiped his arm with a swab. The cotton-turned-blue, revealing the colour, had transferred from
00:24newly purchased bedsheets.
00:26The 42-year-old said the bedding had been a gift, and he had slept in it without washing
00:30it. After the medical all-clear, it took several days and repeated baths before the colour fully
00:37faded. He says the experience has taught him one simple lesson, always wash new sheets before
00:41using them.
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