10 Famous Human Oddities | Random Thursday

"She did menstruate from both" Dear god, I can't imagine... I do genuinely feel bad for her

That story about Joseph breaking down after the girl shook his hand and smiled made me tear up.

I'm glad you pointed out that (especially at the time) many of the "human oddities" made quite a lot of money showing themselves off, and that they would have had great difficulty making a living in any other ways. The other point is that they had essentially a (mostly) supportive family in other circus people. It doesn't make the freak shows entirely harmless and okay, but it's not one-sided either: there were benefits as well as costs to the performers.

"He wore a sack over his head to avoid scaring people; yeah he still scared people". That was hilarious albeit in a horrible way.

I’m disabled. My little brother was disabled. Many of my childhood friends and many of my current friends are disabled. Plenty of us would have fit into the whole “freak show” category back in the day. As a result, I was very hesitant to click on this video. But I was pleasantly surprised. Things were handled extremely well. Your jokes were tasteful and you saved nearly all of the “wow were they weird!” type comments for the people who simply had weird skills like regurgitating and playing instruments using their ass. Many thanks for how you handled the topic!

I’ve seen 3 videos. Here’s what I’ve concluded; This channel is underrated.

can we please talk about how wholesome it is that lentini bought two pairs of shoes and gave one of the shoes to a one-legged friend

I have seen writing from Joseph and its beautiful. You never would have thought he would have been able to write so beautifully and so eloquently too. His life was so sad but its nice to know he found comfort a friendship towards the end of his life.

Imagine the feeling of waking up next to your dead conjoined brother and realizing you have hours to live. Rough.

I feel so bad for the girl with 4 legs.....periods must've just been a living nightmare

Joseph's story makes me cry every time. That man had been through so much in his life, I'm so glad Fredrick and the hospital staff gave him a good life towards the end

I was pleased that you brought up Joseph Merrick. The elephant man (1980 version), is my favorite movie of all time, and the main song in the soundtrack, "Adagio for Strings", is a song I want played at my funeral. The film was incredibly moving, as must see for all.

"Just face it he's twice the man you are" best line ever

Guy: Mind if I smoke? Me: No sure, it's fine. Guy: sticks a pipe in his eye Me: ...wait no please stop

I just wanted to say that medical oddities have always been a weird interest of mine but I feel that if people (like Joe) don’t talk about these ppl and their stories, they get forgotten about. Maybe it’s a way to honor them and the struggles they went through. I might be totally in the wrong there but I just think that you’re never really gone until you’re forgotten.

Oh god, I got that Meditation ad before this and they lined up perfectly “Tonight, we go back in time” “The 1930s was a simpler time”

Joe, this is the type of thing that you do best. By that I mean that there really is no one on youtube who could treat a topic like this with just the right combination of humor and respect. Hats off to you Joe!

I'm glad Shlitzie's life had a happy end. He seems like such a lovable sweet natured guy. He's so lucky he didn't end up having to spend the rest of his life miserable and lonely at that hospital.... I honestly wasn't expecting the hospital to end up actually releasing him in his old friend's custody. Mental hospitals - especially back when he would've been in one - were more regarded as "dump sites" for people like him. Really cruel mentality.... he almost certainly would've died a lot younger if he'd stayed there, depressed and sad. But instead he got to die happy, by making other people happy! His story always makes me smile.

I think that John C. Reilly would have made a fantabulous P.T. Barnum! And let's not forget about John Hurts amazing performance as the heartbreaking and so sad story of Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man. I remember watching that movie as a kid and was absolutely horrified and cried so very much for the man. 😞 Good stuff Joe!

Ughhh I’m crying from the pure sweetness of Schlitzie