Martin Joe Laurello, originally Martin Emmerling, was born in Germany around 1886. He was a sideshow performer who could turn his head a full 180 degrees. He performed with groups such as Ripley's Believe it or Not, Ringling Brothers, and Barnum & Bailey. He moved to America in 1921. He also trained dogs to do things such as acrobatics.
A demonstrator uses her phone to take a “selfie” picture during the 12th annual “SlutWalk” march through central Jerusalem on June 14, 2024 to protest against rape culture, including sеxual assault and harassment directed at women, and calling for an end to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip and action to release hostages taken captive during the October 7 attacks. (Photo by Hazem Bader/AFP Photo)
The song is presented in this publication in two different executions. The first (performed by monastic chorus) – classical, but bad. The second – national, good. Enjoy.
Actor Kurt Tocci leaps for photographers at the premiere of the AMC series “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live”, Wednesday, February 7, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/AP Photo)
LGBT activists take part in a “Rave Pride” demanding state support for the local LGBTQ outside Ukrainian President's office in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
Argentina's Clara Baiocchi pats Puerto Rico's Alondra Negron as she falls during the women's 3000-meters steeplechase final at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Fernando Vergara/AP Photo)