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Woman addicted to eating cat hair

Jan 29, 2013, 12:15 PM | Updated: 12:35 pm

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BY JILLIAN RAFTERY


MyNorthwest.com


Meet Lisa. Lisa loves to eat cat hair. That’s what she admitted on a TLC program called “My Strange Addiction,” where she joins the ranks of others who can’t stop eating moth balls, couch cushions, and even stranger obsessions.

According to TLC, Lisa eats at least three quarter-sized balls of cat hair a day.

Dori thinks this woman has a serious problem. But still, he says he just can’t look away.

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