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emswiler: Stefan Bibrowski was born in 1890 in Warsaw. He was discovered by a unknown German showman at the age of four and, with the permission of his parents, he began his exhibition career in 1895.  He had hypertrichosis and by all accounts was a very intelligent man who spoke at least five languages and had aspirations of being a dentist. Physically he was not an imposing figure as his official height was only five feet, three inches. Also, as is common with many forms of hypertrichosis, Lionel only had a couple of teeth in his mouth. Lionel toured mostly in Europe but he did do several American tours – almost always with Barnum & Bailey Shows and once with Coney Island Dreamland Circus in New Jersey. He actually truly enjoyed the opportunities provided by his unusual hairiness. In fact, in 1904 in New York, the hotel he was staying at caught fire and Lionel was the very first man out. He was terrified of having his furry faced singed. He was quoted as stating if that happened he ‘would just be an ordinary man’. Shortly after becoming a German citizen in 1932, Lionel passed away. He had no wife and or children on record. According to some reports he died in Italy and according to others, he died in a Nazi concentration camp – despite being a Catholic.
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romanticinismo: Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man
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opacasilentianoctis: German rider in the mask (gas mask) keeps a person from frostbite on a motorcycle “Zündapp» (Zundapp KS-750), somewhere on the Eastern Front in February 1942.
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t-s-k-b: Mount Maiji Grottoes China guide - Show you Mount Maiji Grottoes profile,Mount Maiji Grottoes pictures ,Mount Maiji Grottoes videos.
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medussa by Caravaggio (1573-1610) The Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
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blogckparty: Holy shit!  So pretty!!!!!!!
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still from ‘Aelita, Queen of Mars’ 1924 by Russian Director Yakov Protazanov
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salveo: Hidden in the Alps in Ebenalp, Switzerland
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