Tag: sideshow
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THE AGONY OF THE FEET
Ladies and gentleman step right up and let me introduce the incomparable Fanny Mills, more commonly known as The Ohio Big Foot Girl. Fanny wasn’t originally from her namesake Ohio, she immigrated to the Sandusky area from England in 1859 when she was just an infant. It was around that same time her family became…
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ROBERT WADLOW: WORLD’S TALLEST MAN
Robert Pershing Wadlow, the tallest person in recorded history died on this day in 1940, he was just 22 years old. Born in Alton, Illinois he was often referred to as ‘The Gentle Giant’ and at a height of 8 feet 11 inches and a weight of 439 pounds, you can see the name was…
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CONJOINED TWINS: THE DEATH OF PEARL AND RUBY
On this day in 1889 conjoined twins Pearl and Ruby Jones were born in Indiana. Sadly the girls wouldn’t live long, passing on February 19, 1890 from complications that arose after contracting measles. It was reported that little Ruby was “bright and hearty” up until the moment of Pearl’s death and succumbed just 45 minutes…
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THE KENTUCKY GIANT
Martin Van Buren Bates, was a giant amongst men. Literally. Hailing from Letcher County, Kentucky he was born average size but when he reached the age of six a growth spurt ensued and by the time he was thirteen, he was 6’ tall and weighed over 200 pounds. As he neared adulthood he would reach…