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Resources:

Freak show Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Freak show | Entertainment, Human Oddities & Social Impact | Britannica

Joseph Merrick - Death, Disease & Elephant Man (biography.com)

P.T. Barnum Isn't the Hero the 'Greatest Showman' Wants You to Think | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)

P.T. Barnum - Quotes, Circus & Family (biography.com)

She had one husband, five children, and four legs - Appalachian History

dipygus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

History Daily

Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow

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