The Real Beauty and the Beast

The Real Beauty and the Beast (2013)

June 14th, 20130h 46min

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Overview

It's a condition known as "hypertrichosis" or "Ambras Syndrome," but in the 1500s it would transform one man into a national sensation and iconic fairy-tale character. His name: Petrus Gonsalvus, more commonly known today as the hairy hero of Beauty and the Beast.


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