You could indeed exhibit anything in those days
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome allowed Felix Wehrle to stretch his skin to great length and take on the name "Elastic Man."
Grady Stiles Jr. a.k.a. "Lobster Boy" came from a long line of family members who suffered from the same birth defect that lent him his stage name.
As an adult, he was an alcoholic and would eventually murder his daughter's fiancee.
Billed as the "Living Human Skeleton," Isaac Sprague began irreversibly losing weight at age 12 for reasons that remain unclear.
The weight loss continued throughout adulthood until his untimely death. 1866
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