Julia Pastrana (1834-1860) was one of the most famous human curiosities of her time, touring Europe, Canada, and the United States in the 1850s as “the Bearded Lady” or the “Ape-Woman.” Born poor in Mexico, she suffered from a rare inherited disorder (hypertrichosis), not understood during the Victorian Age, that caused her entire body to [...]
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The Restless Corpse of Julia Pastrana
Posted in Corpses, Restless, Julia Pastrana, People, tagged Charles Darwin, freak show, Gunnar Nicolaysen, hypertrichosis, Julia Pastrana, Juliana Pastrana, medical curiosities, restless corpses, the Ape-Woman, the Bearded Lady, the Hairy Lady, the Hybrid or Bear-Woman, the missing link, the Nondescript, Theodore Lent, Victorian freak shows on May 7, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Mao had Dragon Breath
Posted in Corpses, Restless, Mao Zedong, People, tagged dr. li, mao smoked, Mao Tse-Tung, Mao Zedong, mao's green teeth, Mao's teeth on April 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In a recent post, “Monster Mao,” I blogged about the Chinese communist leader, Mao Zedong, and his disastrous leadership.
Besides being selfish and cruel, Mao Zedong had some disgusting personal habits. He did not like to bathe. According to his personal physician, Dr. Li, Mao liked young girls and fatty pork. Like many Chinese of his time, [...]
Eva’s Peron’s Restless Corpse Part 2 of 2
Posted in Corpses, Restless, Eva Peron, People, tagged Argentina, Eva Peron, Eva Peron's embalmed body, Eva Peron's restless corpse on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For background information, read my previous post, “Eva Peron’s Restless Corpse.”
Here is part 5 0f 5 of the 1996 A & E “Biography” series on Eva Peron, “Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth.” Halfway through the tape, you will get an eyeful of Evita.
Ferdinand Marcos’ Restless Corpse
Posted in Corpses, Restless, Fashion, Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos, Shoes, tagged corpse, Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda Marcos, Malacanang Palace, Marcos mausoleum, restless corpse, Ronald Reagan, the Philippines on March 11, 2009 | 48 Comments »
For most of you, the names Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos won’t ring any bells. But from 1965 to 1986, Ferdinand was the President and Imelda the First Lady of the Philippines. In those 21 years, Ferdinand, with Imelda’s help, managed to rack up an astonishing record of abuses common to dictators – human rights violations, [...]
Eva Peron’s Restless Corpse Part 1 of 2
Posted in Corpses, Restless, Eva Peron, People, tagged Argentina, Buenos Aires, Don't Cry For Me, Dr. Pedro Ara, embalming, Eva Peron, Eva Peron embalmed body, Eva Peron's embalmed body, Evita, Evita Peron, Isabel Peron, Juan Peron, Maria Eva Duarte de Peron on February 20, 2009 | 6 Comments »
At 8:52 p.m. on the night of July 26, 1952, all radio broadcasts in Argentina were interrupted for an emergency announcement: First Lady Eva Peron – “the Spiritual Leader of the Nation” – was dead of cancer at 33. All activity came to an abrupt halt. Movies stopped playing. Shops closed. Restaurants were emptied of [...]
