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    • Freak show

    Exhibition of physically unusual humans

    Not to be confused with other definitions refer to Freakshow.

    A freak show is an exhibition of biological rarities, referred to in popular culture as "freaks of nature".

    Typical features would be physically unusual humans, such as those uncommonly large or small, those with intersex variations, those with extraordinary diseases and conditions, and others with performances expected to be shocking to viewers.

    Heavily tattooed or pierced people have sometimes been seen in freak shows (more common in modern times as a sideshow act), as have attention-getting physical performers such as fire-eating and sword-swallowing acts.[1]

    History

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    Since at latest the medieval period, people with deformities have often been treated as objects of interest and entertainment, and crowds have flocked to see them exhibited.[2] A famous early modern example was the exhibition at the court of King Charles I of Lazarus and Joannes Baptista Colloredo, two conjoined brothers born in Genoa, Italy.

    While Lazarus appeare