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George claimed his third leg was fully grown and fully functional. He made a living showing off his extra limbs, but his fame was short-lived after another three-legged man appeared in Italy. Afterwards, he lived in poverty until he died of tuberculosis.
Jasmine Tridevil is a massage therapist in Florida who recently spent $20,000 on surgery to create a third breast. Since then, she has been sharing pictures and videos of her uniqueness. But there have been many accusations that this is a hoax.
Deepak Kumar Paswan, also known as "octo-boy," was born in India with four arms and four legs. His birth brought much commotion because many believed he was the incarnation of Vishnu, an Indian god. While some people called him a freak, a scientist revealed that he had a parasitic twin growing from his chest. Deepak has had surgery to remove his extra limbs and lives his life like any other boy.
KangKang was born in China with an abnormality called transverse facial cleft, which gave him the appearance of having two faces. His family saved enough money for surgery to cure the abnormality. The results are unknown.
Abigail and Brittany Hensel were born with two heads but one body. It is said they have separate hearts, stomach and spine. Although their organs might be separate, it takes much coordination for them to walk or clap. This is because they control separate sides of their body.
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