Ella Harper was born in Hendersonville, Tennessee in 1873 – Ella was born with an unusual orthopedic condition resulting in knees that bent backwards. The nature of this unusual affliction is exceedingly rare and relatively unknown, however most modern medical types would classify her condition and a very advanced form of congenital genu recurvatum – also known as ‘back knee deformity’. Her unusually bent knees, coupled with her preference of walking on all fours resulted in her moniker of ‘The Camel Girl’.
In 1886, Ella was the star of W. H. Harris’s Nickel Plate Circus, often appearing accompanied by a camel when presented to audiences and she was a feature in the newspapers of every town the circus visited. Those newspapers touted Ella as ‘the most wonderful freak of nature since the creation of the world’ and that her ‘counterpart never did exist’.
Ella’s Own Words…
‘I am called the camel girl because my knees turn backward. I can walk best on my hands and feet as you see me in the picture. I have traveled considerably in the show business for the past four years and now, this is 1886 and I intend to quit the show business and go to school and fit myself for another occupation.’
It appears that Ella did indeed move on to other ventures and her $200 a week salary likely opened many doors for her. After 1886, no further references to Ella ‘The Camel Girl’ can be found.
I Am Not… Repeat… Am NotA Paris Hilton Fan… But I Don’t Get It… WTF Does This Girl Have To Do With The Campaign?
Most Hated Woman In America?.. Like I Said… WTF?!? This Is Just Sick… I‘m Not Sure I Want The Grumpy Old Bastard Who Yells ” Get The Hell Offa My Lawn You Rotten Kids” At The Neighborhood Kids… As My President… 8 Years With The Current Moron Is Enough
Considering That Mr. McCain Took A Bunch Of Money From Paris’ Family For His Campaign… I’m Surprised She Lets Him Off So Easily… Guess Who I Think Has More Class?
I Can’t Believe That I Backed This Guy Last Time Around… Maybe He’s Just Losing It. Here… He Volunteers His WIFE To Participate In A Contest That Involves Toplessness… Banana Swallowing … And Pickle Licking.
Johnny…Johnny… What Happened?… Are You So Desperate For Votes That You’d Pander To A Bunch Of Drunk And Debauched Bikers?… By Offering Up Your Wife… WTF?!… Isn’t That Pimping?… And You Ask… “Is He Ready?”
By Maria Fletcher | One of the world’s most deadly ants, Myrmecia pilosula — better known as the Jack Jumper, is native to Tasmania. The Jack Jumper (also called the Hopper) ant exists only in Australia and a close encounter can prove deadly to the more than 60,000 people who are allergic to its sting.
It is estimated that around 10 per cent of the Tasmanian population may be allergic to the Jack Jumper, with around 3 per cent suffering life threatening anaphylaxsis if attacked by the ant.
Anaphylaxis to the Jack Jumper is not rare. Jack Jumper ants cause more deaths in Tasmania than spiders, snakes, wasps, and sharks combined. This allergic reaction to this ant does not disappear quickly. Studies have shown that 70% of people with the allergy will have another allergic reaction if re-stung. This sensitivity to repeat stings seem to go on for many years.
Revellers blew it when police who turned up at their rowdy party after complaints about the noise were mistaken for strippers.
The officers were mobbed when they walked into the bash in Simmern, western Germany, as drunken party-goers urged them to rip their clothes off.
“A young woman was giving a party and there seems to have been some confusion because the guests thought the two officers were a strip act,” said a police spokesman.
“The misunderstanding was swiftly resolved and calm was restored,” added the spokesman. “And they got out with their uniforms intact.”
This beast is called an Aeros Craft… It’s not a blimp… It’s not a zeppelin… It’s more like a cruise ship that flies.
At about 600 feet long… This aircraft will offer enough room for hundreds of passengers to be totally pampered for an 18 hour coast to coast flight at around 8000 feet… The views will be breathtaking!
Even though it does use helium(a lot!)… It only gets about 2/3 of its lift from the gas. But it’ll have a payload of about 400 tons.
That means that the cargo version could carry a whole Wal-Mart’s worth of goods and land anywhere there’s enough flat space.
Relatively quiet… stable, and with no need to be pressurized … This aircraft is scheduled to be in the air by 2010.
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