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Howie Mandel Gets Over Germaphobia In Bizarre Way On Leno (VIDEO)

WATCH: Howie Mandel Gets Over His Germaphobia In A Bizarre Way
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Do you think he bathes in it?

Howie Mandel got over his obsessive compulsive fear of germs on the Tonight Show Thursday night and actually shook Jay Leno's hand. But, there was a catch. He first completely submerged his digits in hand sanitizer before giving Leno a dripping-wet shake.

Weird? Wonderful? Both.

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Causing Harm(01 of09)
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Thinking that your actions or thoughts will cause harm to yourself or someone else. (credit:Shutterstock)
Keeping Things In Order(02 of09)
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Extreme need for a certain order of things. (credit:Shutterstock)
Fear Of Germs(03 of09)
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Excessively thinking about germs and illness. (credit:Shutterstock)
The Same Thing On Your Mind(04 of09)
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Going over and over the same things in your head. (credit:Shutterstock)
Repetitive Behaviours(05 of09)
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Constantly Rearranging(06 of09)
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Constantly needing to touch or rearrange objects. (credit:Shutterstock)
A Focus On Keeping Clean(07 of09)
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Compulsive hand-washing or housecleaning. (credit:Shutterstock)
Checking Things(08 of09)
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Compulsively checking (up to hundreds of times a day) things like alarms, locked doors, and unplugged fixtures. (credit:Shutterstock)
Keeping Everything(09 of09)
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Inability to throw away items there is no reason to keep. (credit:Shutterstock)

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