Human body grows and develops in accordance with the genetic program that is embedded in DNA. This molecule consists of genes through which protein is produced. It serves as a building material for all life on Earth. Each gene, to put it simply, is responsible for a specific organ. These are the heart, kidneys, liver, brain, skeleton, etc. etc. They all begin to grow and develop in the womb of the mother’s body. At the same time, the process of their development follows a clearly established pattern.

Genes scrupulously adhere to a certain program, guide cell division, and, in the end, a child is born. little man. He has a head, arms, legs, eyes and other organs necessary for normal life. Very often children grow up to be beautiful men and women with perfect proportions bodies. Such bodies are pleasing to the eye and evoke a feeling of admiration. Humanity owes all this to DNA.

It would seem that it is necessary to erect a monument to this molecule, which gives people the joy of life. But one should not over-praise the complex biological structure. She's not as perfect as she seems. Sometimes a systemic failure occurs in a molecule, and the development of individual parts of the body deviates from the given programs. In this case, on God's light creatures appear that are completely different from the people around them. Freak people - that's what they've been called since time immemorial. Physical abnormalities bring untold suffering to deformed people, but it is impossible to help them. Science still has very little knowledge to on our own correct the functioning of genes.

So perfect human bodies are born thanks to the precise work of DNA

From this we can conclude that the Supreme Intelligence that invented DNA at one time was by no means distinguished by conscientiousness and responsibility. These guys obviously cheated and did such a responsible job in bad faith. A person can only state the facts of ugliness and meekly endure the marriage of hacks.

The only reassurance is the thought that this is for the time being. Genetics will soon go far ahead, and people will eventually learn to correct the mistakes of others. Our descendants may even reach the Higher Mind. They'll kick these guys' ears or take off their belts and fatherly whip them in their soft spots. But this is a matter for the future, we will turn to the past and talk about clearly expressed ugliness, which has always aroused in people a feeling of great curiosity mixed with compassion.

Hairy people

Doctors call increased body hair “hypertrichosis.” This is when a person is covered with hair from head to toe. They do not grow only on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. It is especially unpleasant when lush vegetation covers the face. The most famous person with this deformity was JoJo. He was born in St. Petersburg in 1868. His name was Fyodor Evtishchev.

Jo-Jo or Fedor Evtishchev

Thanks to the hairiness, the boy with early years He performed first in Russian, then in French circuses. In 1884, the famous American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) drew attention to him. The young man went to America and received the pseudonym Jo-Jo. He traveled all over the United States, performing as a humanoid dog. The cunning showman told everyone that he was given birth to by a woman who became pregnant from a German shepherd. Fedor died in 1904 from pneumonia while on tour in Europe.

Freaks are not only found among men. A terrible and terrible burden falls on fragile women’s shoulders. An example of this is Puerto Rican Priscilla Lauter. Actually, the Loters lived in the United States. They adopted the girl in 1911, paying decent money to her parents. The child's entire body was covered with long black hair. On the face only the nose, cheeks and forehead were devoid of hair. For the Loters, who worked in the field of circus attractions, the ugly girl was a real find.

Priscilla with her adoptive father Carl Lauter

In addition to being hairy, Priscilla had two rows of teeth growing in her mouth. However, this did not bother her at all. The deformity did not affect the intellect either. The child was exceptionally smart. He enjoyed wild success with the audience. Before Priscilla’s performance, the venerable Karl Lauter sincerely assured the audience that she was given birth to by a woman who had had intimate relations with a large ape. Of course, the master was a little disingenuous, but it was necessary to somehow stir up the interest of the jaded public. To confirm the invented “legend,” Priscilla performed on the circus stage only with monkeys.

One very rich and eccentric American woman wanted to adopt a girl. She cherished the dream of crossing her with a monkey. But the Loters were not flattered by a large amount money and refused the lover of exotic experiments. Priscilla married circus artist, who also had a deformity. The young man’s skin on his body was covered with large scabs, and he portrayed an alligator in front of the audience. God did not give this couple children, but they lived a long and happy life together.

Giants and dwarfs

History knows quite a few people with very small and large stature. These are also freaks, because they turned out this way as a result of a genetic failure. In the old days, all monarchs kept dwarfs in their courts. Short men and midgets were believed to bring good luck. For more than a thousand years, this public enjoyed a favorable situation. They lived quite well near the royal table. If they also knew how to make people laugh, they became favorites of the reigning persons. Jeffrey Hudson is considered the most famous of all dwarfs.

The little guy got eaten at court English king Charles I (1600-1649). His height was only 75 cm mature age. As a child, he was 15 centimeters smaller, so he was often placed in a large cake and served to the table. Guests surrounded the confectionery miracle, and then a tiny man jumped out of it, like a jack out of a snuff box. For those who did not know, this had a stunning effect.

Little people in a big world

Geoffrey was very loved by the queen. Naturally, the kid took advantage of this. He behaved impudently and defiantly with the courtiers. One day the dwarf considered himself insulted by the marquis and challenged him to a duel. The kid had his own sword. It was made for him by order of the queen. With this miniature weapon, Geoffrey managed to wound the Marquis several times in the thigh before the soldiers arrived in time to separate the brawlers.

Human freaks of enormous stature are no less popular. Ancient historians cite astonishing figures. For example, the same Goliath had a height of 2 meters 90 centimeters. Many researchers who adhere to the alien version of the development of human civilization believe that Goliath was not a Philistine, but a representative of an alien race. Let it be so, but besides Goliath there are enough other giants who are in no way inferior to him in size.

You can name Orestes, whose height reached 3 meters. This is the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra - the sister of Helen the Beautiful, because of whom the Trojan War broke out. The alien version will no longer get through here, since sister Iphigenia was a giant. The same beautiful girl who they wanted to kill to appease Artemis. The young creature's height did not stand out among other girls. Thus, if Orestes is an alien, then why is Iphigenia so small?

Let's leave ancient Greek mythology to the conscience of historians and turn to the ancient Romans. They, too, could boast of huge human monsters. Judging by the memoirs of Josephus (37-100), who wrote the famous work “The Jewish War,” very tall slaves lived in Rome. Among them, one named Eleazar stood out especially. His height reached 3 meters 30 centimeters. But this giant was not distinguished by great physical strength. He was long and thin. But he ate for three. In competitions between inveterate eaters, Eleazar always won everyone.

It is believed that high growth directly depends on the bones of the legs. The longer the legs, the taller the person. Moreover, the length of his body is not much different from standard sizes. Giants rarely have great physical strength. The real athlete was a giant named Angus MacAskill. He was born in Scotland in 1825. Until the age of 13 it was ordinary child. Then it began to grow rapidly. At the age of 21, his height was 235 cm and his weight was 180 kg. It was a mountain of muscle without an ounce of fat.

Naturally, the huge strongman performed in the circus, earning good money. He lifted weights, amazing the audience with incredible strength. But even an old woman can have trouble. MacAskill once bet $1,000 that he could lift a ship's anchor from sea water. He weighed almost 900 kg, but the money was very good, and the mighty giant got down to business. The giant lifted the anchor, but in the process injured his spine. I had to give up the circus. Already disabled, MacAskill went to his homeland, where he died in 1863.

Robert Wadlow with his older brother

Robert Wadlow is officially considered the tallest man on the planet in the entire history of civilization. This is an American who lived in Mississippi. He died at the age of 22 in 1940. The young man weighed 220 kg with a height of 267 cm. The cause of death was not high growth at all, but simple blood poisoning. The guy cut his leg, which led to his untimely death.

Fat people are freaks

Fat people are also ugly people. But not ordinary fat people, but immensely fat individuals. Basic for them physical actions seem to be quite a problem. Even to walk across the room, fat people need to make a lot of effort. American Robert Earl Hughes belongs to this company. He lived in Indiana and left this mortal coil in 1958. His weight was 468 kg with a height of 178 cm.

This man could not move. In order to sit, a special chair was made for him. He slept on a special bed. Its frame was welded from steel corners. The mattress was placed on a steel sheet welded to the corners. When Robert was taken to the hospital, they had to order a crane and a forklift. The cause of his death was excess weight, which is not at all surprising.

Fat freaks were not uncommon in other states of America. A similar situation was observed with Johnny Ali, who lived in North Carolina. He was born in 1853 and at first was no different from other children. When the boy turned 11 years old, he developed a voracious appetite. The child began to rapidly gain weight. By the age of 15, he could no longer walk through the doorway to leave the house on the street. At the age of 16, the young man switched to a semi-recumbent lifestyle.

He spent all his time at home, sitting in a special chair. He slept in it, since he simply could not move onto the bed, and his family were not able to drag his huge body back and forth. The weight of the young man reached 509 kg. This data was obtained after Johnny died. During his lifetime, no one weighed him, so as not to create unnecessary problems for themselves.

The young man died in 1887 at the age of 33. The reason for this was basic human stubbornness. Johnny tried to get up from time to time so as not to feel completely inferior. This time too, he managed to lift his huge bulk from the chair and headed to the window of the room to admire the world around him. The floorboards could not withstand the enormous weight. The floor boards broke and the poor guy fell down. There was a basement underneath the room, but Johnny didn't fall into it. He was stuck in the hole, his legs dangling helplessly.

Relatives and neighbors began hastily building a wooden platform so that the fat man could rest his feet on it. But while people were working, the young man could not withstand all the shocks and died. A huge body was pulled out of the basement with the help of horses. At funerals they also used artiodactyls and special blocks to lower the coffin with the deceased into the grave.

Freak people with two heads

Such monster people also appear sporadically, putting eyewitnesses of this phenomenon into a state of superstitious horror. In 1953, a two-headed baby was born in Indiana. He lived for several weeks. One of the heads was completely normal. The other had a mouth, eyes, ears, but there were no glimpses of intelligence on her face. The heads grew from the same body, but each moved, slept and ate independently of the other.

Much earlier, in 1889, also in the state of Indiana, a creature was born, which in official medicine is called the “Jones twins.” They had a common body, but their heads were directed in opposite directions. The “twins” had 4 legs, and each two were fused with each other. The body had two arms. It seemed that the right hand obeyed the orders of one brain, and the left - the other. The Jones Twins died in 1891.

Infant with two heads

In 1829, a freak with two heads was born on the island of Sardinia. Each head "sat" on long neck. The body was shared with two arms and legs. The parents gave the child the name Rita-Christina. The family lived very poorly, so the father and mother took the two-headed creature with them to Paris and began to show it to a curious public for money.

It all ended with the authorities banning such an immoral event. Parents abandoned Rita-Christina in an unheated room in the winter and went home. The child died very soon from hunger and cold. Doctors opened the small body and made sure that, apart from two heads, there were no more paired organs in it. The skeleton of the unfortunate child is still kept in Paris today.

History knows a man with one head, but two faces. This is Edward Mordrake. He lived in the 19th century and was a representative of an aristocratic English family. His second face was located on the back of his head. It had muscles, so it could smile, frown and even laugh. But most of the time the face bore the stamp of gloomy doom. The owner of two persons could not bear such a burden weighing on his psyche. He went crazy and ended his life in a mental hospital.

Freak people with one eye

The first one-eyed people were the Cyclopes. Their only eye was located on their forehead. We know about this from ancient Greek mythology. Whether these monster people actually lived on earth or not is unknown. But medicine is well known to a black man named Nikolos. He lived in the first half of the 20th century in Mississippi. In the center of his forehead there was a normal-sized human eye. There were no eye sockets as such. These places were completely flat, covered with skin. Eyebrows grew like all normal people.

Representatives of the circus business promised this man fabulous money. But he never entered the circus arena. Nikolos led farming and tried to avoid people. He felt comfortable only among animals. Nikolos was very fond of dogs, which did not care about the lantern that their owner had one eye. The one-eyed American did not start a family and died quietly alone in the 60s of the last century.

Conclusion

Thus, it is clear that from time to time the DNA molecule produces amazing biological masterpieces. Freak people amaze humanity with their appearance, while experiencing unspeakable mental suffering. Even if they earn a lot of money performing in the circus, this is unlikely to provide them with moral consolation. Many of them would agree to live in poverty, but have a normal human appearance.

Nowadays, when the ecology leaves much to be desired, abnormal deviations in people are becoming more common. These are no longer flaws in the work of the Higher Mind, but the irresponsible activities of individual representatives of the human race. So it is still unknown who needs to be “given the belt” - the mysterious humanoids who invented DNA, or the owners of huge corporations that are gradually and steadily turning the human race into terrible mutants.

The article was written by Alexey Zibrov

When a person wants to stand out from the crowd, he is able to radically change his appearance: he dyes his hair in green, covers his entire body with bright tattoos, makes piercings in unimaginable places, surprises others with abnormal modifications, etc. Of course, any individuality must be respected and accepted. In this article we will talk about individuals who bear the title “The Most ugly people peace" (you can see their photos below).

Denis Avner

Looking at this man, many are convinced that monsters still exist on the planet. Everyone knows this man under the pseudonym “Hunting Cat.” He ranks first on our list and, by the way, is the winner of the “Most ugly man peace." What is so extraordinary about his appearance? Yes, almost everything! Denis has such extraordinary modifications as numerous tattoos, sharp claws, sharpened teeth, and facial implants. However, that's not all. People are surprised how a person can decide to undergo surgery in order to radically change the shape of his ears, split his upper lip and create a tiger tail. Now, hardly anyone will be surprised that Denis is the winner of the “Ugliest Man in the World” competition.

Lucky Diamond Rich

Every part of this man's body is covered with tattoos, even his ears and gums! Hundreds of artists did this work, and the guy endured more than 1000 hours of pain. By the way, he can also swallow swords.

Eric Sprague

Eric was born in 1972, now he is called the “lizard man.” Do you know why? He was one of the first to undergo bifurcated tongue surgery. And if you believe the stories and rumors around him, then Eric is considered the one who introduced the fashion for such a modification and made it popular. But not only this gives him the right to be on the third step of our list. Even more surprising is the solid green tattoo that covers his entire body! Eric's teeth are sharpened very sharply, and the flint implants actually scare people, because the guy is capable of goring if necessary!

Pauly Unstoppable

This man's nickname is "unstoppable." He has the largest nostrils, scars on his neck, head, forked tongue, implants and many other extraordinary elements.

Kala Kawaii

This man ranks fifth on our list of "The Ugliest Man in the World." It all started when Kala opened his own piercing and tattoo studio in Hawaii. Apparently, things were not going very well, so he decided to advertise his business in a unique way. To achieve this, Kala covered 75% of his body with tattoos. If this can still be understood and accepted, then his cut tongue, silicone implants, numerous piercings and horns repel many people and even frighten him. As Kala himself says, it does attract crowds of people to his studio.

Elaine Davidson

This is the first woman on our list of the 10 Ugliest People in the World, but she won't be the last. How is this native of Brazil different from other women? Yes, because she has 2,500 tattoos all over her body and numerous piercings. There are approximately 3 kilograms on her face alone excess weight! Now Elaine lives in Edinburgh, she really misses her native land. And she’s scared to return to her homeland, because not only will they not understand this, but they might even beat her up.

Julia Gnuse

This woman ranks seventh on the list of “The Ugliest Person in the World.” In her case, it all started with a terrible congenital disease - porphyria. It is accompanied by blisters appearing on the skin after exposure sunlight. And they, as a rule, already transform into scars. In order to somehow hide these flaws, Julia got numerous tattoos, and today she is called the “picture woman.”

Rick Genest

This place belongs to a man with the strange nickname “skeleton”, which he received because of the tattoos on his body that completely depict the human anatomy. So it turns out that Rick is a real skeleton. At the same time it's quite famous person. He starred with Lady Gaga in her video and advertised foundation. Today, Rick has fan clubs, and he himself is a sought-after model. The man is not ashamed of his tattoos, he is proud of them and uses them to gain even greater fame.

Etienne Dumont

The literary critic lives in Geneva. Why was he included in the list of “The Ugliest People on the Planet”? His body is completely covered from head to toe with a complex tattoo. However, this is not all that Etienne can boast of. Under his skin there are silicone implants that make him “horned”, and in his ears and under his lower lip there are five-centimeter rings! All this, together with the classic ones, makes him look like some kind of maniac from a movie.

Tom Leppard

The tenth position belongs to a 67-year-old man who is 99% covered with tattoos. On the one hand, he enjoys reading, and on the other, he takes walks in the forest. What's strange about this? Yes, the fact that he walks exclusively on four limbs!

The ugliest people in history

If we talk not about the present, but about the past, then here we can also identify people who are unique for one reason or another. These include, for example, Fyodor Evtishchev, who lived in the 19th century. He suffered from hypertrichosis - profuse hairiness that wildly covered not only his entire body, except for the feet and palms, but also his face. He performed in the circus as a humanoid dog.

Here we can also mention Priscilla Lauter, who lived in the USA at the beginning of the twentieth century. Long hair black color covered her entire body, and her mouth had 2 rows of teeth.

History knows many people with similar and other flaws. Some were born with two heads, some with a tail, some with four legs. Some cases are explained by genetic diseases, while others remain something mysterious and incomprehensible.

The modern world is frighteningly diverse. It contains manifestations of the beautiful and the ugly, the divine and the devil. Truly strange subcultures are born, whose adherents mutilate themselves beyond recognition in order to become... recognizable. Others become victims of image or genetic mutations. In today's selection the most scary people peace.

Donatella Versace - a victim of plastic surgery

The representative of the fashion house might not have been included in this list, since she was born cute Italian girl from Calabria. But now no one remembers her natural beauty because of dozens of plastic surgery, some of which turned out to be very unsuccessful. The sister of the late Gianni Versace is proof that too much plastic surgery can lead to deformity. The Italian has not only big lips and nose. she is unnaturally thin, and the remnants of her skin hang treacherously. A sad sight.

Marilyn Manson is a freak by nature

The shock rocker from the USA holds the lead in the category " The most terrible person on the stage" Moreover, he wants to appear ugly. It’s rare that an outsider has seen a rock star without “fighting colors,” since the flamboyant showman appears in public in frightening costumes and with a ton of makeup on his face.

They say about Manson: “If you don’t know this guy and, God forbid, you see him on the street at night, you’ll think that a fiend has broken through to Earth.”

Clint Howard is not Eastwood

The American actor completes the group of the most terrible people on the planet from show business. Clint Howard's success is proof that beauty doesn't matter in the Hollywood Hills as long as you have talent. The comedian has dozens of memorable roles to his credit, which brought him fame and millions of dollars. Scary Clint even won an MTV award. Not an Oscar, but not bad either.

The Leopard Man Tom Leppard

The next participant in the "Circus of Freaks" is Tom Leppard, who covered his entire body with spotted patterns imitating the skin of a leopard. A strange man moves gracefully on four “legs”, imitating a predator. Tom, like other most terrible people on the planet, became a celebrity. He can often be seen on television. Leopard Man Leads active life, participating in various show programs and photo shoots.

Reptile Man Eric Sprague

This member of the list of the most terrible people on the planet gravitates towards reptiles. Eric Sprague chose the image of a lizard for himself. His entire body is covered with tattoos that imitate scales, and false incisor teeth complement his ugly image. In addition, Eric had implants placed above his eyes to emphasize his resemblance to reptiles. As the freak himself admits, he has to stretch the halves of his cut tongue every day so that they do not grow together.

Bull Man Etienne Dumont

Etienne Dumont is no different from others strange people on this list. Etienne, having higher education, and working literary critic in Geneva, completely covered himself with tattoos. And he seems happy. Journalists compare his image to a bull. Only the ungulate has two powerful horns, Etienne has only one, and even then sharpened. It's funny to see the bull man reading new novel Haruki Murakami in a coffee shop in the center of Geneva, isn't it?

The most terrible people on earth are not only freaks, victims of plastic surgery and genes. It was not at all by choice that the following participants were included in our rating.

Jason Shechterly - fire victim

A former police officer from the United States received fourth-degree burns as a result of a traffic accident. A taxi crashed into a police car at full speed. A fire broke out, but Jason was unable to get out on his own. At the hospital, doctors had to literally tear off the burnt skin from the policeman’s face. Despite significant changes in appearance, the officer's wife did not leave him. The support of his beautiful wife and family helped Jason climb out of the psychological hole and start new life.

Yu Junchan is the hairiest man in the world

Chinese Yu Junchan looks like the hero of “Planet of the Apes.” Being suffering from a rare genetic disease, the poor fellow resembles an animal. 96% of Junchan's body is covered in dense vegetation. After a terrible childhood, the Chinese decided to start a new life and loudly declared himself. Instantly he became famous for his extraordinary appearance. Now Yu Junchan is a local celebrity. He is invited to a talk show and interviewed. The guy says he is happy about his new life. The only thing is that he has not yet met a girl who will love him for who he is.

Tree Man Dede Kosvara

It's time to feel sorry for the Indonesian Dede Koswar. At the age of 10, the boy injured himself in the forest. From then on, his life became like bad dream. Probably, an unknown infection got into the wound, and ulcers began to appear around it. After that they struck the whole leg and even the arms. For several years, Dede watched himself turn into a monster.

Having become a tree, the guy lost the ability to walk. A mysterious infection deprived him of his marriage, his job, the happiness of fatherhood and independence. To support himself, he began traveling with a circus of freaks.

Indonesian doctors used a laser to remove the warts on Dede's body, but they soon reappeared. The young man lost faith in healing and became despondent.

As you can see, the most terrible people in the world have personal stories. Some people want to be like an animal, others dream of being no different from their peers. But each of them assures that external attractiveness is a shell, and it is more important to recognize the inner beauty of a person.

As old Hugo said, no external charm is complete unless it is brought to life. inner beauty. It spreads over bodily beauty like light.

Are you unhappy with something about your appearance? Just look at these people and you will instantly forget about some non-existent flaws in your own body. Today we will talk about those who are modern society are usually called freaks.

1. Ulas family

The Ulas family lives in Hatay province in Turkey. Of its 19 members, five brothers and sisters walk on all fours. Scientists have concluded that they all suffer from a rare type of disability. They cannot master upright walking simply because they lack balance and stability. Interestingly, scientists still cannot give an exact explanation of why this happens. Professor Nicholas Humphrey notes that this shining example strange violation human development. Moreover, some scientists believe that the family problem is proof that people can devolve, while others are of the opinion that the poor fellows suffer from some kind of hereditary disease, for example, Youner Tan syndrome or cerebellar hypoplasia.

2. Aceves Family

This Mexican family is also called the hairiest in the world. All its members suffer from a rare disease - congenital hypertrichosis. People with this genetic mutation have an extra piece of DNA that affects nearby genes that control hair growth. This pathology manifests itself in the fact that not only the whole body, but also the face becomes hairy. In the Aceves family, about 30 people - both women and men - suffer from this disease. It’s hard to imagine how much bullying these unfortunate people suffered from society...

3. Jose Mestre

The face of this poor fellow from Portugal was “swallowed” by a tumor whose weight reached 5 kg. Moreover, he lived with her for 40 years. It all started when Mestre was born with a vascular malformation, also called a hemangioma. It grew uncontrollably until the age of 14. These types of tumors tend to increase during puberty and distort all facial features. A simple meal cost Jose his tongue and gums to bleed. The tumor literally consumed his face and completely destroyed his left eye. To date, the man has undergone a number of operations. While his face looks like it's covered in burns. But, despite this, Jose is overjoyed that he has finally gotten rid of the unfortunate tumor.

4. Unknown with a horn

We often joke about the fact that someone has grown horns, but we don’t even realize that there are people in the world who actually have them. It turns out that cutaneous horn is a rare disease formed from horn cells. To date, the exact cause of the formation of a cutaneous horn has not been identified. The development of such a process can be provoked by both internal (endocrine pathology, tumors, viral infection) and external (ultraviolet radiation, trauma) factors. Fortunately, this can be treated with surgery.

5. Bree Walker

American TV presenter from Los Angeles lives with congenital defect called ectrodactyly (“claw-shaped hand”). The defect consists of underdevelopment of one or more fingers on the hands or feet.

The personality of this young man can inspire many. He is the one who managed to turn his rare disease and unusual physique into a special effect, into something that will bring him fame and financial independence. Being 2 m tall and weighing just over 50 kg, Spanish actor Javier received many alien, horror roles. At the age of 6, Botet was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a rare genetic pathology that is accompanied by elongation of fingers and limbs, as well as tall stature combined with extreme thinness. Now he can be seen in “Crimson Peak” (where he played ghosts), in “Mama” (Javier as main character), “The Conjuring 2” (Hunchback) and many other films.

7. Petero Byakatonda

This boy comes from an African village in Uganda. He suffers from a genetic disease - Crouzon syndrome, which leads to abnormal fusion of the bones of the skull and face. In Crouzon syndrome, the bones of the skull and face fuse too early, and the skull is then forced to grow towards the remaining open sutures. This results in abnormal shape of the head, face and teeth. Usually this disease is treated within several months after birth, but the 13-year-old baby lived in isolation and it is still a miracle that he survived. Today he is undergoing treatment. The basic operations have already been done, thanks to which the guy’s head has a shape familiar to all people.

9. Harry Eastleck

During his lifetime this man was nicknamed " stone man" He suffered from fibrodysplasia ossificans, a very rare disease characterized by the transformation connective tissue in the bones. Eastleck died at the age of over forty, before which he bequeathed his skeleton to the Mutter Museum of Medical History (Philadelphia, USA).

In 2013, at the age of 62, Paul Karason, known throughout the world as the “blue man” or “Papa Smurf,” died of a heart attack. And the cause of his rare disease was... ordinary self-medication. An American tried to fight dermatitis at home, which he treated for about 10 years with colloidal silver. After 1999, drugs based on it were banned in the United States. It turns out that when taking silver internally, there is a high probability of developing argyrosis, a disease characterized by irreversible skin pigmentation. His blue skin made it difficult for Karason to live, and he moved from state to state (he had to leave his native California largely because of the curious looks that were thrown at him local residents and tourists), looked for doctors and understanding, went to various talk shows, talked about himself, smoked a lot.

11. Dede Kosvara

“Tree Man”, Indonesian Dede Koswara suffered from a rare disease - his immune system was not able to fight the growth of warts. His arms and legs resembled tree roots, all the result of a mutated papilloma virus that science had never been able to cope with. This virus is not contagious, but Dede’s wife left him, took the children, and passers-by turned away. Despite the fact that doctors initially cut off the growths on his body, over time they reappeared. As a result, in 2016, alone and with heartache At the age of 42, Dede Koswara left this world.

12. Didier Montalvo

And this baby was previously called a turtle. Fortunately, in 2012, doctors freed the 6-year-old boy from the terrible shell that occupied 45% of his body. Colombian child suffered rare form a congenital disease called melanocyte virus. Fortunately, doctors removed the tumor in time, and it did not have time to become malignant.

Tessa suffers from aplasia - a congenital absence of any part of the body or organ, in this case the nose. In addition to aplasia, the girl suffers from heart and eye problems. At 11 weeks she had cataract surgery on her left eye, but complications left her completely blind in one eye. Today, the baby is preparing for a series of nasal prosthetic operations, although it is already known in advance that she will still not be able to smell.

14. Dean Andrews

This Briton looks at least 50 years old, but in reality the unfortunate man is only 20. He suffers from progeria. This is one of the rarest genetic defects, which results in premature aging of the body. By the way, the world-famous American motivational speaker Sam Burns, who died at the age of 17, had this disease. Unfortunately, on at the moment There is no effective treatment for the disease and patients affected by it die very quickly.

15. Unidentified woman with Treacher Collins syndrome

As a result of this disease, patients experience craniofacial deformation. As a result, strabismus occurs, the size of the mouth, chin and ears changes. Patients have problems swallowing. Cases of hearing loss are common. In some cases, these defects can be corrected with plastic surgery.

16. Declan Hayton

Declan lives with his parents in Lancaster, UK. This baby has been diagnosed with Mobius syndrome. Until now, science has not been able to fully understand the causes of the development of the disease, and the possibilities of its treatment, unfortunately, are limited. People with such a rare congenital anomaly lack facial expression, which is explained by facial paralysis.

This man has pituitary dwarfism, in other words, dwarfism. His height is only 80 cm. But this did not prevent him from realizing himself in life and revealing his creative potential. Today, Vern acts in films, and is also a famous stand-up comedian and stuntman. By the way, he became famous for his role in the film “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,” where Verne Troyer played the role of Mini-Me, a clone of Dr. Evil.

18. Manar Maged

19. Sultan Kesen

This man from Turkey is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most... tall man in the world. His height is 2 m 51 cm. He is associated with a pituitary tumor. This young man never managed to graduate high school. As a result, he works as a farmer, and moves exclusively on crutches. Since 2010, Sultan has been undergoing radiotherapy in Virginia. Fortunately, the course of therapy was able to normalize the hormonal activity of the pituitary gland. Doctors managed to stop the Turk’s constant growth.

The Elephant Man was the name given to this man who lived in Victorian England. He lived only 27 years. Due to his deformed body, Merrick was unable to get a job. In addition, he had to run away from home for the reason that his stepmother constantly humiliated him. Soon Joseph got a job at a local circus to participate in a freak show. In his 27 years, this young man accomplished so much... So, he was a gifted person. He wrote poetry, read a lot, visited theaters, and collected a collection of wild flowers. With only his left hand he assembled models of cathedrals from paper, one of which is still kept in the Royal London Museum. The surgeon Frederick Reeves took him under his wing, thanks to whom Joseph received a room at the Royal London Hospital. In his memoirs, Dr. Reeves wrote:

“When I met this guy, I thought he was born weak-minded, but later I realized that he was aware of the tragedy own life. Moreover, he is smart, very sensitive and has a romantic imagination.”

Joseph Merrick suffered from a genetic disease called Proteus syndrome, which causes unusual growth of the head, skin and bones. On April 11, 1890, Joseph went to bed with his head on the pillow (due to growths on his back, he always slept sitting up). As a result, his heavy head bent his thin neck, and he died of asphyxia.

21. Unknown Chinese boy

Polydactyly is an anatomical deviation characterized by a greater than normal number of toes or fingers. In addition, it can occur not only in people, but also in cats and dogs. And in the photo you see the hands and feet of a boy who was born with 5 extra fingers and 6 extra toes. Doctors were able to remove extra fingers so that the child can live a full life and not feel like an outcast in society.

22. Mandy Sellars

The 43-year-old British woman, like Joseph Merrick the Elephant Man (item #20), has Proteus syndrome. During her life, she underwent many surgeries, and one of her legs had to be amputated at the knee. Now her legs weigh 95 kg. The girl notes that she is proud of herself, that she managed to love her body and accept herself for who she is. Moreover, Mandy is a great smart girl. Despite her disability, she graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

23. 27-year-old unknown Iranian

Did you know that there is a person on Earth with hair growing on his pupil? And the reason for this is a tumor. Fortunately, doctors were able to cut it out.

24. Min An

This Vietnamese boy is called a fish, and all because he was born with an unknown disease, as a result of which his skin constantly peels off and forms a kind of scales. That's why he showers several times a day. And swimming is his favorite activity. Doctors believe that the cause of the disease could be Agent Orange. This is the name given to a mixture of defoliants and artificial herbicides. It was used by the US military during the Vietnam War.

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 men" 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 natural mother by a man named Lyman Warner. They were taught acrobatics and dances, with which they performed in front of the audience. Enslaved by the Warner family, they continued to bring wealth to the family for fifty years.

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 movies like 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 good person. 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 from a 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 his father died, and the boy performed for a long time 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 friendly. 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 various Panic Rooms.

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 a striking 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. He became famous in 1932 after a cameo role in Tod Browning's film Freaks. Prince Randian lived to be 63 years old.