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Legends of Irish Giants Are More Than Tall Tales

Although the Irish legend of leprechauns is probably just a load of blarney, there's scientific evidence suggesting that the fabled stories of giants living on the Emerald Isle aren't just tall tales. According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine, it seems that Northern Ireland is a hot spot for people with...

Drew Friedman Turns Sideshow Freaks Into Fine Art

Go ahead, stare at the freaks. That's what artist Drew Friedman wants you to do in his new book, "Drew Friedman's Sideshow Freaks" (Blast Books), featuring full-color paintings of 50 unique individuals from the sideshow world. Each includes a brief biography on the subject. "The way I'm presenting them, they're just...

Greatest Showman on Earth, P.T. Barnum, Turns 200

(July 1) -- Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, step right up and witness the 200-Year-Old Man! Unquestionably the most astonishing curiosity in all the world! How else would P.T. Barnum promote his own bicentennial birthday on July 5? After all, promoting a 200-year-old man wouldn't be far off from his...

Two-Headed Albino Snake is Venice Beach's Newest Freak

(June 29) -- The newest attraction at the Venice Beach Freakshow is a real doubleheader. Until now, only a handful of people had ever seen a live two-headed albino hognose snake -- but that all changed when Lenny and Squiggy were unveiled at the California sideshow this past weekend. The 9-month-old hognose joined the...

Tattooed, Pain-Proof Man Looks to Publish Poems, Journals

Photo by Autumn Luciano, AutumnLuciano.com

(June 24) -- The tattoos decorating his face and his fondness for a bed of nails might lead you to certain opinions about Eduardo Arrocha. "Prolific poet" is probably not one of them. Yet, in between 15 years worth of performances and odd jobs at Coney Island's Sideshows by the Seashore, Arrocha, known as Eak the Geek,...

Background on freaks

Freaks is a 1932 American Pre-Code horror film about sideshow performers, directed and produced by Tod Browning and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with a cast mostly composed of actual carnival (funfair) performers.

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