10 Sad Facts About “The Elephant Man” Joseph Merrick

Born Joseph Carey Merrick on August 5, 1862, the Elephant Man is far better known by his freak name. His life was brief and tragic, marred by loss, rejection, and an ever worsening disfigurement. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Help us translate our videos: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_queue?msg=10&tab=0 - Learn more why you might want to help: http://ift.tt/1l7FnjV Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook: http://ift.tt/1QRrRgJ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: 10 Brides and Grooms Who Died On Their Wedding Day https://youtu.be/8DgprPPh-rU?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnLt3JIYHY_PUk7TrxFJZFGK Top 10 Horrifying Cities You REALLY Don't Want to Live In https://youtu.be/G-J1f-ij_fk?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnIYyd7gYfzJto1ix7J_3r-6 Text version: http://ift.tt/2B7InoE Coming up: 10. His Mother Died When He was Young 9. His Father Constantly Abused Him 8. He Was Forced to Live in a Workhouse 7. His Only Viable Profession was Deemed Immoral 6. He Often Signed His Letters with the Same Sad Poem 5. He Passionately Aspired to Be Normal 4. He Would Have Been Handsome 3. He Supposedly Died Trying to Be Normal 2. His Best Friend Got His Name Wrong 1. Even His Remains are Exhibited Source/Further reading: https://youtu.be/5pJOdrchPlo http://ift.tt/2FntDph https://youtu.be/m9sITE_b-jI http://ift.tt/2GE1SZ9 http://ift.tt/2FlquWT http://ift.tt/2Gy2QGf http://ift.tt/2GE1SZ9 http://ift.tt/2HAWUgO https://youtu.be/aWJSoiyXf1Q http://ift.tt/2GCU3Tr http://ift.tt/2Foc5Ju http://ift.tt/2GCU5L3 http://ift.tt/25O2OBa http://ift.tt/2GBNEYw http://ift.tt/2FnTAVW http://ift.tt/2GCU7CF http://ift.tt/2FnJ8xE http://ift.tt/2GyjOUI http://ift.tt/2HBCwfA http://ift.tt/2GBNKPS http://ift.tt/2Flqu9l http://ift.tt/2GBNLTW http://ift.tt/2HCDfxe