Occupation: Oddity

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Occupation: Oddity

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Laura Dewey Bridgman Oddity 21-Dec-1829 24-May-1889 Blind deaf mute

Virginia Dare Oddity 18-Aug-1587 ? Firstborn white child of the New World

Dolly the sheep Oddity 5-Jul-1996 14-Feb-2003 World's first cloned mammal

Ishi Oddity c. 1860 25-Mar-1916 Last of an extinct tribe

Koko Oddity 4-Jul-1971 Sign-language gorilla

Henrietta Lacks Oddity 1-Aug-1920 4-Oct-1951 Immortal human cells

Joseph Merrick Oddity 5-Aug-1862 11-Apr-1890 The Elephant Man

Thomas Parr Oddity c. 1483 14-Nov-1635 Purported English centenarian

Kim Peek Oddity 11-Nov-1951 19-Dec-2009 Inspiration for Raymond in Rain Man

Le Pétomane Oddity 1-Jun-1857 1945 Legendary fartiste

Jim Rose Oddity 21-Dec-1956 Proprietor of the Jim Rose Circus

Snuppy Oddity 24-Apr-2005 First cloned dog

Rollen Stewart Oddity 1945 The Rainbow Man

Nadya Suleman Oddity 11-Jul-1975 Octomom

David Vetter Victim 21-Sep-1971 22-Feb-1984 The Boy in the Bubble

Robert Wadlow Oddity 22-Feb-1918 15-Jul-1940 Tallest documented individual

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