History: Freaks Of Nature

Today, Michigan law forbids the "exhibition any deformed human being or human monstrosity, except as used for scientific purposes". However, in many states in the USA and in other countries abroad, one can still see freak shows at carnivals and state fairs, in bars and nightclubs, and on daytime television talk shows.
The exhibition human oddities has a long history:
1630s - Lazarus Colloredo, and his parasitic twin brother, John Baptista, who was attached at Lazarus' sternum, tour Europe.