| ▲ | Jeffrey Hudson the Court Dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria of France(en.wikipedia.org) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 points by daverol 6 days ago | 9 comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | golem14 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I love the movie "Time Bandits", they did a great job casting the dwarves there. I'm still thrilled Sean Connery joined the cast and that George Harrison wrote part of the score (Dream away). RIP, Randall, Fidgit, Strutter, Wally and Vermin! Many happy returns, Og! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | tetris11 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> Various theories existed for his size, including that his mother choked on a gherkin while pregnant, but he probably had a growth hormone deficiency caused by a pituitary gland disorder. > No details of his captivity were recorded except that he claimed to have grown to 45 inches (110 centimetres) during this time, doubling his height after 30 years of age,[9] which he attributed to the hardships he had suffered. Hormones are amazing, I wonder if there's any literature on what triggered his later growth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | zeristor 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yikes, he was the son of a bull baiter. How have I not heard of bull baiting until now, ugly though it is. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | sambeau 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Oakham brewery has a rather fine beer named after him: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||