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Top 5 Circus Facts
1. The first person to bring together the elements of the circus was Philip Astley in 1768
2. The word 'jumbo' comes from the name of an elephant used by the Barnum and London Show 3. Trained animal acts begin to appear in the circus in 1829 4. Clowns noses are red because of the amount of pussy they get 5. The first tightrope walk was performed by a naked midget in a tutu |
The circus was once one of the highlights of the year. "Ooh", people would say "the circus is in town. Wupdeedoo, lets go watch." They would be treated with a visual spectacle of man versus lion, trapeze artists leaping above the crowd with out the safety of a net, tightrope artists risking it all for the adulation of the baying crowd, and clowns leaping from burning towers. Elephants, tigers, lions and more would parade the circle, a marvel for all to see. |
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