Back in the day, these poor, deformed people were used in circuses around the world.

Lucia Zarate is the smallest person to have ever lived. Seen here, she is 18 years old and only weighed 4lbs!

The living skeleton

Legless acrobat with his family

John Jennings aka the Modern Samson

Four Legged Woman

Deformed performers

Artoria Gibbon the tattooed woman who back then was observed as a freak, but would have fit right in to our era!

Annie Jones the American bearded woman

Unzie the Albino

Two headed man

The Minnesota Woolly Baby

Sideshow boxers

Pierced Man

Performer with hand and feet deformities

Mike, the headless chicken who managed to survive without his head for 18 months

Scary AND sad all at the same time but at least we know that in our day, these people would not be treated this way! Don’t forget to share on Facebook by clicking the button below:)