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vPd6x TIL about Su Kong Tai Djin, the Kung-Fu Werewolf, a Shaolin monk born in 1849 with Hypertrichosis (a condition causing full body hair growth). Abandoned in a forest by his parents, he was raised by Shaolin monks. He practiced by fighting bears and defended the coast from pirates.
b9axE TIL of Rondo Hatton, voted 'Most Handsome' in high school but who later developed acromegaly, a disease that grotesquely altered his facial features. Falling into depression, he was spotted by a Hollywood director and offered a film role, which Hatton then parlayed into a long career in horror films
XEV9j TIL of the Giantess of Nova Scotia, Anna Bates, who was 7 foot 11 inches (2.4m) tall. She joined a traveling circus and met her husband, Martin Bates, who stood 7ft 7.5in (2.3m) and together they had a 23lb 9oz baby, the largest ever recorded.