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  2. There's a sucker born every minute - Wikipedia

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    Early uses of the phrase refer to it as a catchphrase among gamblers. In an 1879 discussion of gambling in Chicago, an "old-timer" is quoted as saying, "[G]oodness knows how they live, it's mighty hard times with the most of them; in the season they make a bit on base ball, or on the races, and then, you know, 'there's a sucker born every minute', and rigid city legislation drives the hard-up ...

  3. P. T. Barnum - Wikipedia

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    P. T. Barnum's genealogy Archived May 24, 2018, at the Wayback Machine at the Barnum Family Genealogy website; P. T. Barnum at Find a Grave; P. T. Barnum at Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus; Entry on P. T. Barnum in the Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History; Full text of The Life of Phineas T. Barnum by Joel Benton, from Project ...

  4. Annie Jones (bearded woman) - Wikipedia

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    Annie Jones Elliot (July 14, 1865 – October 22, 1902) [1] was an American bearded woman, born in Virginia.She toured with showman P. T. Barnum as a circus attraction. . Whether the cause of her condition was hirsutism or an unrelated genetic condition that affects children of both sexes and continues into adult years is

  5. Opinion: Trump tests the Oscar Wilde-P.T. Barnum theory - AOL

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    Or as P.T. Barnum said, “Say anything you like about me, but spell my name right.” “Trump” is even easier to spell than “Barnum,” but that’s not the real issue.

  6. Column: Could P.T. Barnum make it in today's world?

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    We recently watched "The Greatest Showman" movie (2017) starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum (1810-1891), an American icon famous for his circus "The Greatest Show on Earth."

  7. Category:P. T. Barnum - Wikipedia

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    Cultural depictions of P. T. Barnum (10 P) Pages in category "P. T. Barnum" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.

  8. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Wikipedia

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    The circus started in 1919 when the Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth, a circus created by P. T. Barnum and James Anthony Bailey, was merged with the Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows. The Ringling brothers purchased Barnum & Bailey Ltd. in 1907 following Bailey's death in 1906, but ran the circuses separately until they were merged ...

  9. Wild Men of Borneo - Wikipedia

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    By 1882 Waino and Plutanor became involved with P. T. Barnum and his traveling exhibitions. With Barnum's fabled promotional skill, the careers of the Wild Men of Borneo took off and over the course of the next 25 years, the pair earned approximately $200,000, which was an enormous sum in that era, equivalent to $6,000,000 today.