"WOOF,WOOF!" Right this way ladies and
gentlemen and see before you the AMAZING "JO-JO, the Dog Faced
Boy" T-Shirt! Jo-Jo (real name Fedor Jefticheff) was brought
from Russia to the U.S. in 1844 by the fabulous showman, P.T. Barnum.
Fedor, or Jo-Jo as he was profesionally known, had a rare disease
known as "Hypertricosis" which causes excessive hair growth.
When Jo-Jo performed, he wore the uniform of the Russian calvary
of the time. While performing for a crowd, Jo-Jo, who spoke Russian,
German and English, was told by his manager to snap and growl at
the audience thereby ensuring his psuedo like dog qualities and
putting on a good show! Jo-Jo's father, Adrian, also had the same
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