Trivia Question: The English performer Joseph Merrick is better known by what stage name?
Answer: The Elephant Man
Merrick was paraded around the world as a curiosity. During his childhood, Proteus syndrome left Merrick’s face deformed. Despite the cruel treatment he faced from wider society during his life, Merrick ended up the friend of multiple high-ranking English socialites including one of the country’s princesses before his passing.
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