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Why are some people dwarfed? Detailed answer
Directory / Big encyclopedia. Questions for quiz and self-education Did you know? Why are some people dwarfed? Dwarfs, or, as they are also called, midgets, have attracted attention since time immemorial. Dwarfs were kept at many royal courts for the entertainment of the royal family. One of the most famous dwarfs, General Tom Tamba, has been seen by millions of people. His real name was Charles Stratton, and at the age of 25 he was 100 centimeters tall and weighed 11 kilograms! People can be very tall, very short, or of normal height. Too much or too little growth is usually caused by some kind of disease or the way certain glands work or do not work. In general, human growth depends on heredity. For example, in Africa, many men in the Watusi and Masai tribes reach two meters in height. For them, this is normal growth. At the same time, in Africa there is a tribe of pygmies whose people are about 130 centimeters tall. For them, this is normal. Dwarfs whose growth is abnormal usually have some kind of disorder in the endocrine glands. Endocrine, pituitary, adrenaline, as well as male and female gonads can affect human growth. There are dwarfs whose head and body are of normal size, but whose arms and legs are very short. The reason for this is disease. The normal skeleton increases in size during childhood and adolescence due to the fact that the cartilage at the growing ends of the bones turns into bone. Cartilage disease can interfere with the normal growth of arms and legs. The cause of dwarf growth may be a lack of hormones in the pituitary gland. The child grows during the first years of his life, and then his growth stops. The proportions of his body remain childish. Such a child can be helped by hormones. Author: Likum A.
When did people start wearing wigs? Did you know that some discovered Egyptian mummies from over 4000 years ago were adorned with wigs? Obviously, for the Egyptians, wigs were familiar. In ancient Greece, both men and women wore them. It is believed that wigs came into use in Persia and then spread to Asia Minor. In ancient Greece, wigs were also used in the theater so that various masks, comic and tragic, had hair that suited the character. In Rome, wigs came into use at the dawn of the Empire. Roman fashionistas liked to wear fake hair, and golden hair brought from Germany was the most popular. The women had wigs of various colors to match their outfits, and it is said that the wife of the emperor Marcus Aurelius had several hundred wigs! In the XNUMXth century, wigs were simply disguised as natural hair. But a hundred years later, wigs have become an important independent part of the costume. France, as always, acted as the legislator. In 1624, Louis XIII, who was bald, put on a wig, and everyone naturally followed suit. From France, this fashion spread to Europe. In England, Charles II wore a powdered short wig, and this became popular. During the reign of Queen Anne, wigs were worn that covered the back and shoulders and went down to the chest. Later, certain types of wigs were worn by members of certain professions, and in time, when wigs fell out of fashion, these people were the only ones who wore them. Gradually, however, doctors, soldiers and priests abandoned this custom. Wigs are worn as part of official dress only in England, and even then only by the Speaker of the House of Commons, high officials of Parliament, the Lord Chancellor, as well as judges and lawyers.
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