Józef Boruwłaski, 1739–1837, left. Polish-born dwarf and Patrick Cotter O'Brien, 1760 – 1806, right, aka Bristol Giant

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Józef Boruwłaski, 1739–1837, left. Polish-born dwarf who toured in European and Turkish courts. Patrick Cotter O'Brien, 1760 – 1806, right, aka Bristol Giant and the Irish Giant, the first of only twelve people in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet. From The Strand Magazine published 1894.

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