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Captain Beany. He began painting his face and bald head orange, donned a golden cape, pants, gloves and boots. To date, Captain Beany claims to have raised over ÂŁ100,000 for charity through participation in various events, such as the
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He also planned to walk nearly 460 miles around the borders of Wales and
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where he sang an original song about baked beans and how he loved to eat them for every single meal of the day. He received four red buzzers and did not progress to the next round.
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In 2015 Beany raised ÂŁ3,600 for charity by having 60 baked bean images tattooed on his head. Those sponsoring him had their initials inked inside one of the baked beans.
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and support for Beany fell to 731 votes (2.3%), placing him sixth out of seven candidates, ahead of the Green candidate.
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In 1986 Beany set a world record for the longest time sitting in a bath full of baked beans, which lasted over 100 hours.
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sold a similarly named product, Captain Beany earned a percentage of the sales under a licensing agreement.
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656:"Captain Beany tattoos to raise funds for child to walk"
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