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George was unique, born with one head, one heart, two bodies, two stomachs, three legs, four kidneys, and 15 toes.
George weighed 14 pounds and had a strong appetite -- eating six hearty meals a day to feed the demands of the double stomachs. The two bodies joined together on the back near the waist line, with the male body protruding forward and the female body extending backward. His three legs never developed enough to support the weight of his body.
His parents decided to raise him as a boy, but within a year of his birth hired Bolus and Startzel to manage the child, hoping he would become a grand sideshow exhibit. The management team rebranded George as "May-Joe" and set out to tour the country, billing him as the "Wonder of the World." May-Joe became a popular attraction with both Buffalo Bill's Great Wild West Show and rival Pawnee Bill's Great Far East Show. He was occasionally exhibited in other sideshows including the Elks Circus, in 1922, in Akron.
from: https://www.knoxpages.com/history/hayesville-baby-had-1-head-2-bodi...
1906 |
June 10, 1906
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Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio, United States
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1928 |
1928
Age 21
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