10 Real Circus Acts That Shocked The World

what do you think of when you picture the circus probably lions elephants gymnasts and clowns what about people with four legs misshapen heads or severe hair growth well many years ago circuses became really well known for side acts featuring performers labeled as freaks today we know better however in the era before the internet people flocked to see these individuals with the result that some acts got pretty creepy how creepy hit that subscribe button and see for yourself slit see the pinhead while it may appear that this man's head has been photoshopped it hasn't his name was slit see but sadly no one knows his real name or even where or when he was born nonetheless suffering from microcephaly she look sees appearance and the fact that he had the mental capacity of a three-year-old made him a popular circus attraction in the 1920s and 30s labels ads the last of the Aztecs he often wore a muumuu to hide his diaper resulting in many shows advertising him as a girl Grady style while today we better understand Astrid actally a condition where the toes and fingers are fused together in the mid 20th century those afflicted were viewed as freaks enter Grady Stiles dubs lobster boy Stiles was appearance and the fact that he had to crawl to get around made him a favorite in circus freak shows however don't feel too bad because it turns out he wasn't a very nice guy Stiles was an alcoholic and abusive he even shot and killed his daughter's fiance on their wedding day in 1992 it all ended when he was murdered by a hit man Lucia Zarate looking at this picture you might think it's simply a nineteenth-century girl and her doll nope that doll is a real person her name is Lucia Zarate and she suffered from a very rare form of four fizzle just two feet tall Zetas T had reached her maximum size by the age of just one later in her life after attracting the attention of showman Dennis he began to travel with the circus amazing spectators with her tiny side unfortunately while touring the United States in 1890 her circus train became stranded in Sierra Nevada mountains and Darcy died from hypothermia Isaac Sprague you might think this guy had an eating disorder and he didn't you see Isaac Sprague was born in the US and lived in normal childhood until the age of 12 then he inexplicably started losing weight despite an otherwise healthy appetite unable to hold down a job break joined the circus and was billed as the living skeleton he joined PT Barnum circus and took much of the rest of his life touring incredibly in his final years Sprague was 5 foot 6 inches tall yet weighed in at a meager 43 pound his wasting health helps contribute to his death from asphyxiation in 1887 Hiram and Barney Davis know creepy circus sideshow would be complete without Hiram and Barney Davis although officially they were billed as wino and glutton I the wild men of Borneo just 40 inches tall and weighing on 45 pounds these brothers started their performing career inside shows until PT Barnum picked him up in his traveling circus heuerman Barney would perform feats of strength lifts audience members in the air and even wrestle with willing volunteers until the early 1900s the brothers performed across the u.s. turning upwards of $200,000 which was a lot of money for that time Lionel the Lion Stephen Dobrowski was born as a rare genetic disorder known as hypertrichosis considered an abomination by his own mother the grouchy was literally given to the circus where he was renamed Lionel coming to the u.s. nearly 1900s Lionel joined the Barnum & Bailey show covered with a thick coat of fur he attracted large crowds who stared in awe of his appearance for the 1920s Lionel was done with his circus act moved to Germany where he died several years later Ella Harper while we don't know a lot about her Ella Harper's suffer from a condition where her knees bent in the opposite direction as a result she preferred to walk on all fours which led some to call her the camel girl in 1886 she was the star of the nickel plate circus and often appeared with a camel in tow in order to emphasize her quality till she reportedly made $200 a week which was very good money at the time in fact it was enough money that she could leave the circus and pursue a normal life until her death in ninth twenty-one prints Randian sadly what attracted large crowds at circuses were people from other lands often sporting some sort of disability or deformity enter Prince Randian form without limbs Randi and naturally attracted a lot of attention when PT Barnum found out about him often wearing a one-piece garment he would move around the stage like a snake to the amazement of onlookers sadly we don't know he's real named only that it was born in Guiana and died shortly after a performance in New York in 1934 myrtle Corbin when you see myrtle Corbin it's amazing to think that this image is authentic and not photoshopped in any way Corbin was born in 1868 with a conjoined twins resulting in an extra set of legs incredibly she also had two separate pelvises and two sets of female reproductive organs popular among the biggest circus companies Corbin played up her condition often dressing up the smaller legs with pants skirts and shoes that match her larger limb reportedly she was so popular that she earned upwards of $450 a week for her performances at 19 she married and left the circus her popularity was so high that other companies often faked having four-legged people in order to cash in on the crane so that's what people did before the Internet well if you're intrigued we've got a big lineup of other videos dealing with the strange and disturbing right here for you at the riches as always be sure to subscribe and check in often for our newest releases so bye for now

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Length: 5min 56sec (356 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 28 2017