Horrible deformities of people. The strangest newborns
1. Hilton Sisters
Violet and Daisy Hilton
These sisters are Siamese twins. They had a common circulatory and nervous system. This meant that they experienced one pain between them. The sisters were sold into slavery by their midwife mother, who greedily took advantage of their misfortune. They sang, danced, played various instruments in the circus. Their slave owner took all their income and forbade them to communicate with anyone. In the end, one lawyer helped them escape the shackles, and even bought back all the money they earned. The sisters continued to work in show business and at the peak of their careers earned $5,000.
2. Wild men from Borneo
These " wild people"were actually doppelgängers, mentally retarded dwarfs who had no hope of employment other than to entertain circus audiences. At the age of 26, they were purchased from their birth mother by a man named Lyman Warner. They were taught acrobatics, dancing, which they performed in front of audiences.Enslaved by the Warner family, for fifty years they continued to bring prosperity to this family.
3. Woman doll
Lucia Zarate
Lucia was born in Mexico in 1864. She weighed 8 ounces and was 7 inches tall. She weighed less than a kitten. To this day she is the smallest woman on Earth. Arriving in the United States at the age of 12, she was the highest paid midget at the time ($20 per hour). Unfortunately, she died at the age of 26 on a train.
4. Texas Giant
Jack Earl
Al had a condition called acromegaly. Jack Earle performed in the circus with famous circus performers. He also starred in films such as Jack and the Bean Tree (guess who?). Despite the fact that it was difficult for freaks to find work, Earl showed everyone that you can use your extraordinary appearance in any profession. He was a salesman for a wine company and later became their PR representative. He also sculpted, painted, and wrote poetry (his book Long Shadows was published in 1950).
5. "The Hunchback"
Quasimodo - no fictional character. The eponymous Hunchback of Notre Dame in Victor Hugo's story actually lived in Notre Dame. One British researcher found fragments of a memoir that told of a “hunchbacked stone carver” who worked at Hugo Cathedral. It is not difficult to understand why he was given the nickname "Le Bossu" - the Hunchback.
6. The woman with the face of a mule
Grace McDaniels
This woman was born with a facial deformity that made many people uncomfortable looking at her. She was declared "the ugliest woman in the world." This is also a kind of achievement. Despite her appearance, she was very a good man. Grace got married and had a child who did not inherit her facial features, but he became a drunkard and a social outcast.
7. Jo-Jo, the boy with the dog face
Fedor Evtishchev
The boy, like his father, suffered rare disease- hypertrichosis. His father lived alone in the forest, away from people, so as not to listen to their ridicule. To earn money, he performed in the circus. After Fedor was born, they began touring together. Soon the father died, and the boy for a long time performed in shows organized by the famous American entrepreneur F. T. Barnum. Like a trained dog, Fedor could bark and growl on command, but he was not a dog. He could speak English, Russian and German.
8. Julia Pastrana
This girl suffered from hypertrichosis - her face and body were covered with black, coarse hair. Outwardly, Julia resembled a gorilla. Her height was a little more than 137 cm. Despite her deformity, Pastrana danced well and was very kind and welcoming. She had a husband, Theodore, who bought her and taught her everything she surprised people with in the circus. Soon, Julia gave birth to a child who lived only 3 days, and she herself died 5 days after this event. Theodore mummified the corpses of his wife and child, and later their bodies were displayed in different rooms fear.
9. Schlitzi
Simon Metz
Schlitzi was very popular in the circus. He was a microcephalic - a man with a small skull and a small brain. His child's head sat incongruously on the shoulders of an adult. His brain was about 3 years old, yet he sang and danced like a 10 year old. Already physically an adult, he starred in the film “Freaks” (1932), then “Island of Lost Souls” (1933). After his death, Schlitzi became a true legend.
10. Caterpillar Man
Prince Randian
Prince Randian was an amazing man - he wore sleeveless clothes and no socks. He had only a head and a torso and looked like he was paralyzed, although he could light a cigarette with just his mouth. He had a wife, with whose help he learned to move. Fame came to him in 1932, after cameo role in Todd Browning's "Freaks." Prince Randian lived to be 63 years old.
And today people are born with anomalies and suffer from the most terrible diseases, and also modify their body beyond recognition.
However, today's deformities and mutations are just child's play compared to what happened before, judging by the photographs! Meet - in this post a real Kunstkamera awaits you.
1. The Geminis who prove that people can't be "too close"
Chang and Eng Bunker were conjoined twins born in 1811. They toured with Barnum's circus and gained worldwide fame, cultivated vegetable gardens, married two sisters, and had 21 children. Yes, yes, this is not a joke. 21.
2. He was born too early
The man suffered from von Recklinghausen's disease, or neurofibromatosis, a disorder in which many tumors appear on your nerves. What's the worst thing about this disease? The fact that if a parent is sick, his child will inherit this disease with a 50% probability. 
4. Look up. No, REALLY up.
Meet John Aasen, one of the most... tall people in the world. He toured all over the world and even acted in films! He was about 215 cm tall. 
5. It was the longest six years...
Madame Dimanche is a French woman who had a horn growing on her forehead for 6 whole years. The horn was eventually removed by a French surgeon.
6. He looks like he has a really bad headache...
This image is from a French magazine from 1821. 
7. Do you think your back hurts?
Now there is different ways fix the spine, which has begun to bend. Previously, there were no such methods, and the spine could bend almost to the point of a question mark.
8. Unfortunately, this disorder still exists today.
Ectrodactyly is a birth defect that results in the underdevelopment of one or more fingers and the arms or legs developing in a claw shape. People with such “claws” were called “lobsters”... 
9. Trains are very dangerous!
They were especially dangerous in the past before a number of rules appeared. This is Jay McKnight, who had to endure all these amputations as a result of a fateful "encounter" with a train. 
10. So many legs - and such a big heart!
George Lippert, the man with three legs and two hearts, was American actor in the 1800s 
11. And this man suffered from elephantiasis. Really suffered.
Elephantiasis is a rare disease in which certain parts of the body become enlarged. For example, this man begged to have his legs amputated. This disease is especially common in the tropical regions of Asia and Africa.
12. Meet Blanche Dumas
The French courtesan was born with three legs, four breasts and two vaginas. She was rumored to be dating a man with three legs and two penises! 
13. The sad reality of cyclopia
Many people think that the Cyclopes are greek myth, but in fact, cyclopia exists in reality - in children whose two eyes fuse into one. Unfortunately, in most cases this condition is fatal.
14. People actually did THIS to themselves.
This is the length to which nails were grown in Ancient China to demonstrate your high status and wealth. 
5. And finally: now you will see the benefits of safe sex once and for all
He died of syphilis. It's really syphilis. Terrible, isn't it? Take care of yourself.
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ATTENTION NOT FOR THE FAINT OF NERVE! DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO VIEW!
More than 30 years after the end of hostilities in Vietnam, relations between Hanoi and Washington remain strained. The reason is America's use of chemical weapons, Agent Orange.
This war ended on April 30, 1975, but its curse affects both the second and third generations of Vietnamese people.
In the 60s and 70s, Americans, trying to discover Viet Cong hideouts, sprayed Agent Orange from planes. The main component of Agent Orange is poison number 1 - dioxin.
Dioxin - generic name the whole group organochlorine substances of a rather specific structure. There are about eight dozen dioxins in total. The most common one in the “language of chemists” is designated by the abbreviation TCDD. Perhaps it is also the most dangerous, since it is 67 thousand times more poisonous than potassium cyanide. It can become a strong immunosuppressant, like the AIDS virus. May cause serious cancer.
During the war, the United States sprayed about 80 million liters of Agent Orange over Vietnamese territory...
45 million liters were secretly sprayed over the southern parts of the country, near the Cambodian border.
The Vietnamese had to sit in shelters for weeks due to American bombing. When they went outside, the trees around were already without leaves.
Agent Orange has had and is having a detrimental effect on the gene pool of the population of these regions.
The potent defoliant is responsible for increased rates of birth defects in people in areas where this toxic chemical was sprayed.
Until now, in Vietnam, children are born with various types of congenital deformities, physical and mental. Many of them are at increased risk of cancer.
There are especially many people with disabilities in remote villages in the Mekong River Valley.
There are approximately 4.8 million victims of this toxic substance in Vietnam, including three million directly affected by the so-called “orange rain”.
More registered big number people who became disabled because their parents and grandparents were exposed to dioxin.
In the late 1990s, Canadian researchers took samples of soil, water, and the fish and ducks living in it, as well as samples of human tissue.
They found that in contaminated areas, the concentration of dioxins in the soil was 13 times higher than normal, and in the fatty tissues of the human body - 20 times higher than normal.
Japanese scientists who compared infected and uninfected areas found that in infected areas the risk of having children with a cleft palate, the so-called cleft palate, was three times higher...
Or with extra fingers and toes.
In addition, children born in these areas are eight times more likely to have an umbilical hernia...
...and three times more likely to have congenital mental disabilities.
Chemical spraying over Vietnam ceased in 1971 due to public demand, but by then 6,000 missions had already been flown.
Nguyen Trong Nhan, representative of the Vietnamese Association of Victims of Agent Orange and ex-president The Vietnamese Red Cross considers the use of this substance a war crime.
"We are trying to help those affected by this substance and the dioxins it contains, but our government's capabilities are limited," he admits.
In 2004, association activists filed a lawsuit in an American court against the chemical manufacturing companies. The plaintiffs sought compensation from chemical companies for damage to human health and the country's environment.
The amount of monetary compensation in the event of a legal victory could amount to several billion dollars.
Unfortunately, not all people on the planet have an attractive appearance. Some suffer from incurable diseases, some have been victims of accidents or other incidents. But there are also those who deliberately disfigure themselves, guided by the desire to be different from everyone else. They give huge sums to disfigure your body and at the same time become the happiest. In our review, 7 unusual people who were included in the rating of the most ugly people planets.
Zombie fight 
Rick Genest or zombie fight
Rick Genest gained popularity and the title of one of the most terrible people on the planet thanks to his extraordinary appearance, or, more precisely, the tattoos that cover his face. First of all, the attention is drawn to the fake teeth like those of a skeleton (in their proper place), dark circles under the eyes and a black nose with a ring, which makes the guy look even more menacing. Rick probably often hears the frightened screams of passers-by.
Woman piercing 
Elaine Davidson - female piercer
The well-deserved leadership in this category belongs to the Brazilian Elaine Davidson. She is the woman with the largest number of piercings: on her body there are more than 9 thousand punctures, the total weight of which is more than three kilograms. Now Edain lives in Edinburgh with her husband, who, by the way, does not have a single puncture on his body. The couple are happy together.
Lizard Man 
Eric Sprague - Lizard Man
Eric Sprague? the first man in the world to make his tongue like a snake's by cutting the tip in half and day after day stretching the halves apart so that they would not grow together. Almost his entire body is decorated with green tattoos that imitate the scales of a lizard. And sharpened teeth complete the picture.
Vampire woman 
Marie José Cristerna or the Vampire Woman
Mexican Marie Jose Cristerna is very popular in her homeland. Thanks to her unconventional appearance, she received the nickname "Vampire Woman". The fact is that Marie grew fangs on all her teeth, then sewed implants simulating horns into her forehead, covered her with tattoos and piercings most body, including the face. In addition, a woman loves to wear colored lenses, which makes her appearance even more expressive.
Woman illustration 
Julia Gnuse was nicknamed the female illustration
But there are those who are on the list of the ugliest people on the planet not of their own free will. For example, Julia Gnuse is recognized as the woman with the most tattoos in the world. And all because the girl has been suffering since childhood incurable disease skin - porphyria. This is what forced Julia to cover her body with tattoos for 10 years. Some compare the girl with painted dishes or a matryoshka doll.
The most scary woman planets 
Lizzie Velasquez officially recognized as the ugliest woman on the planet
Lizzie Velasquez, also against her will, was recognized by the media as the scariest girl in the world. It's all to blame rare combination two diseases - Marfan syndrome and lipodystrophy, due to which her body lost the ability to form subcutaneous fat. For the same reason, the girl cannot see in one eye. But, nevertheless, this did not stop her from leading a more or less normal life. Today, Lizzie is a motivational speaker. She travels around the world giving seminars and writing inspiring books.
Man Without a Face
Doctors literally removed Jason Shechterly's face
There is another person who, thanks to the media, received the title of the ugliest man on the planet. Retired police officer Jason Shechterly was shot while on duty. terrible accident: A taxi crashed into a policeman's car. The impact was so strong that the car immediately caught fire. The policeman was not immediately pulled out. The result is fourth degree burns. Doctors, in order to save Jason's life, had to literally remove his face. It was this incident that gave rise to the Weekly World News newspaper to include the policeman in the list of the ugliest people on the planet.
Incredible facts
This list will tell you about ten unfortunate people suffering from severe deformities.
Some of them using modern medicine were able to live a more or less normal life.
Some of the stories are tragic, others are hopeful. Here are ten shocking stories:
Human deformation
10. Rudy Santos
Octopus Man
Attached to Rudy's pelvis and abdomen another pair of arms and legs, belonged to his brother, whom Santos absorbed while in the womb. Also on his body there is an extra pair of nipples and an undeveloped head with ears and hair.
Rudy became national celebrity while traveling through freak shows in the 1970s and 1980s. Then he earned about 20,000 pesos per day, being the main “attraction” of the show.
It was then that he received his stage name - "octopus". Rudy was likened to God, and women lined up just to stand next to him or take pictures with him.
Oddly enough, Rudy disappeared from screens in the late 1980s and eventually He has been living in poverty for over ten years now. In 2008, two doctors examined him to see if he could survive surgery to remove unnecessary body parts.
9. Manar Maged
Two-headed girl
Less than a year later, Manar herself died due to a brain infection, the development of which was provoked as a result of complications that arose after the operation.
Unusual people of the world
8. Minh Anh
Boy is a fish
Minh Anh is a Vietnamese orphan who was born with an unknown skin condition that causes his skin to peel off massively and form scales. His condition is expected to be was provoked by a special chemical(Agent Orange) which was used by the US military during the Vietnam War.
This condition is associated with constant overheating of the body, so it becomes extremely uncomfortable for a person to “wear” the skin without regular showering. The same orphans from orphanage They called him "fish".
In the past, Minh was abused by staff and other children living in orphanage. They tied him to the bed and did not allow the boy to go to the shower so that "remove" old skin.
When Minh was just a child, he met Brenda, a 79-year-old resident of the UK. Now she travels to Vietnam every year to see him. Over the years, the woman visited the boy and became his good friend.
Brenda helped improve the life of the boy in the orphanage in many ways. She convinced the staff not to restrain him when he had another seizure, and she also found him a friend to take the baby swimming every week, which is now Min's favorite pastime.
7. Joseph Merrick
Elephant Man
Probably the most a famous person in this list is Joseph Merrick, the elephant man. Born in 1836, the Englishman became a London celebrity, and later gained fame all over the world.
He was born with Proteus syndrome, a condition that causes unusual tissue growth on the skin that causes the bones to become deformed and thicken.
Joseph's mother died when the boy was 11 years old, and his father abandoned him. So he left home as a teenager, then worked in Leicester and a little later became a showman. He was extremely popular and at the peak of his popularity he received his stage name: “the elephant man.”
Due to the size of his head, Joseph had to sleep sitting up. His head was so heavy that the man could not sleep lying down. One night in 1890, he tried to go to the kingdom of Morpheus "like everyone else normal people", And dislocated his neck in the process.
The next morning he was found dead.
The most unusual people
6. Didier Montalvo
Boy - turtle
Didier was born in the Colombian countryside with a congenital melanocytic virus, which causes the birthmark to be incredibly fast pace grows throughout the body.
As a result of this disease, the birthmark became so huge that covered Didier's entire back. Didier's peers nicknamed him "the turtle boy" because his incredibly large "mole" was very similar to a turtle's shell.
Apparently Didier was conceived during an eclipse, because local residents considered it "the work of the devil." For this reason, he was not allowed to communicate with other children and was banned from attending the local school.
When British surgeon Neil Bulstrode learned of Didier's problem, he headed to Bogota, where operated on the child and completely removed the unfortunate “mole”.
When the operation was performed, the boy was barely six years old. It was a real success, because the specialists were able to remove the entire birthmark. After the operation, Didier was allowed to go to school and began to live a normal and happy life.
People with unusual appearance
5. Mandy Sellars
Mandy Sellars from Lancashire, UK, was diagnosed with the same diagnosis as Joseph Merick - Proteus syndrome. This resulted in Mandy's legs becoming incredibly huge, with a total weight of 95 kg and a diameter of 1 meter.
Her legs are so big that she orders herself specially equipped shoes that cost about $4,000. She also has a personalized car that she can drive without using her legs.
The tumor mass was completely removed after the first operation, the remaining three were aimed at facial reconstruction. The operations were successful, and a few weeks later, José was already on his way to Lisbon.
People with the most unusual disabilities
2. Dede Koswara
Man is a tree
Dede Koswara is an Indonesian man who has suffered from a fungal infection called epidermodysplasia verruciformis for most of his life. It causes the growth of large, tough fungal growths that look much like tree bark.
Over time, Dede became extremely uncomfortable using his limbs, they became so large and heavy. The fungus grows throughout the body, but manifests itself mainly on the arms and legs.
In 2008, Dede underwent a course of treatment in the United States, as a result of which 8 kg of warts were removed from his body. After this, skin grafts were done on the face and hands. Unfortunately, the operation failed to stop the growth of the fungus, so another surgical intervention was performed in 2011.
There is no cure for Dede's disease.
1. Alamjan Nematilaev
Fetal congestion is an extremely rare developmental anomaly that occurs once in 500,000 births. The reasons for this anomaly are unknown, but many scientists believe that it occurs in the early stages of pregnancy, when one embryo is literally “enveloped” by another.
In 2003, the school doctor noticed that the child's stomach was very swollen and sent him to the hospital. Doctors examined him and concluded that the patient had a cyst. On next week the boy was operated on, and, to everyone's surprise, A child weighing two kilograms and 20 centimeters long was found in Alamyan’s stomach.
The doctor who performed the operation noted that the boy looked like he was six months pregnant. The boy's parents believe that the development of such an anomaly was provoked as a result of radiation after the Chernobyl disaster, but experts rejected this idea.
Alamyan fully recovered from the operation, but to this day he does not know that his twin was growing inside him.
