Did Howard Hughes Eat Meat? Unpacking the Reclusive Billionaire's Diet
                                
                                
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                                For a significant portion of his life, Howard Hughes, the eccentric billionaire, ate the same meal almost every night: a medium-rare New York strip steak with a dozen peas. This routine, however, was just one facet of a diet that became increasingly bizarre and restrictive as his reclusiveness and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) worsened.