9 Side Show Workers Who Actually Existed
Individuals who made their living off their unusual looks and features.
Published 10 years ago in Wow
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Joseph Merrick: Joseph, also known as the Elephant Man is an interesting case. He was born normal and only started noticing deformities when he was three years old in the form of bumps forming on the left side of his body. By the time he was 12, his deformities were severe and his father ended up kicking him out of the house, leaving Joseph homeless, hungry and alone.
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Len and Ernie: The "Two Boys, One Head" is actually Ernie Defort born with a parasitic twin attached to his sternum. He didn't tour for long because his health started to deteriorate as his twin brother grew. At 12 years old, they decided to surgically remove his twin, but Ernie was emotionally attached to him and didn't want to undergo the surgery.
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Francesco A. Lentini: Francesco is one of the few side show circus workers who actually garnered a ton of respect and praise...well, that's after getting bullied for years, of course. He technically is a pair of conjoined twins but his "brother" (who is made up of one leg and genitals) got attached to his spine.
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