Years ago, they were called freaks of nature. You’d see them at traveling carnival shows. They were part of the “menagerie” or “human freak show.” Today, we are more enlightened and civilized, and a little more understanding of the variety of shapes, sizes, and colors that human beings take. With more than 7 billion people on this planet, it’s inevitable that there will be some peculiar folks here and there. From rare health conditions to odd behavior, the strangest people in the world are anything but normal, but most of them are absolutely rocking it!

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Editor’s Note: This piece was first published on June 24, 2015. It has been updated throughout.