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Who was the dog-like hairy performer shown on a picture of the "Congress of Freaks" of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1927? His name was Jeff Davis and u/mikedash wrote about the life of Davis and other "freaks" on r/AskHistorians www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
Who is this performer in the so-called "Congress of Freaks" at the Ringling Bros/Barnum & Bailey Circus?
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Who was the dog-like hairy performer shown on a picture of the "Congress of Freaks" of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1927? His name was Jeff Davis and u/mikedash wrote about the life of Davis and other "freaks" on r/AskHistorians www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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Time for a question only Reddit could spawn. What is the history of the name Kevin being stigmatized as vulgar / low class/ stupid? /u/gerardmenfin knows the details!
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Time for a question only Reddit could spawn. What is the history of the name Kevin being stigmatized as vulgar / low class/ stupid? /u/gerardmenfin knows the details!
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/u/gerardmenfin uncovers where the trope of impoverished elderly people eating cat food comes from.
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/u/gerardmenfin uncovers where the trope of impoverished elderly people eating cat food comes from.
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Feeling sleepy? Follow those subconscious commands to visit AskHistorians, & discover gerardmenfin talking about the #history of the black & white swirls associated with hypnosis. Was the hypnodisc ever used medically, or simply on stage? AWAKE, and find out!
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Does anyone know more about the mysterious chess player Władysław Gliński? You can count on /u/gerardmenfin to track down whatever niche #History mystery, and know that you’ll get a truly fabulous answer!
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The Pulsoconn of Dr Macaura, a vibratory massage device sold as a cure-all in the UK and France in 1911-1912. Macaura presented the gizmo at the Royal Albert Hall and at the Casino de Paris, but he was accused of fraud and eventually fled to avoid prison time. www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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The Pulsoconn of Dr Macaura, a vibratory massage device sold as a cure-all in the UK and France in 1911-1912. Macaura presented the gizmo at the Royal Albert Hall and at the Casino de Paris, but he was accused of fraud and eventually fled to avoid prison time. www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...