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Frank Lentini – The King of the Freaks and a Sideshow Wonder

  Sideshow Freak Frank Lentini was known to many as “The Human Tripod” because he had three legs. Lentini was born to a well-to-do family in Sicily.   His unusual condition was the result of being part of a pair of … Continue reading

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Medical Oddities And More At The Mütter Museum

The Mütter Museum The Mütter Museum is best known for its unique collection of medical oddities and anatomical specimens such as a wax model of a 19th-century Parisian woman with a six-inch a horn growing out of her forehead. The … Continue reading

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Conjoined Siamese Twins – A Modern Medical Wonder

Siamese Twins –  A Modern-day Case Krista Hogan and Tatiana Hogan were born on October 25, 2006. The Siamese twin girls are joined at the head, a condition called craniopagus conjoined twins. The girls are unusual in that they also … Continue reading

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