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The Disney story of the Beauty and the Beast that many of us are familiar with today is generally believed to be based on a couple of stories written in the late 1700s. But who were THOSE stories based on?

Take a stroll with me down a very old and dark road and learn about Petrus Gonsalvus, a man born in 1537 with Congenital Hypertrichosis Languinosa; a man who lived anything but an ordinary life.

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SOURCES:

https://youtu.be/inM7P7oYM5Q?si=rcYUf_ueR8ntgnm7  

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/423820 (Published in 2011 - No newer Stat Available for total Cases of Congenital Hypertrichosis Languinosa) 

The Many Myths of Catherine de' Medici 

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The Tragic Life of the REAL "Beast" in Beauty and the Beast  EWU

Petrus Gonsalvus And The Real Beauty And The Beast Story All That’s Interesting

The true stories behind Beauty and the Beast and other Disney stories - BBC News 

The struggles of the world's hairiest family - BBC News 

The Real-Life Beauty And The Beast - Deep English    

https://theroyalwomen.com/2022/01/16/catherine-gonsalvus/  The Royal Women 

The Real Beauty and the Beast Didn’t Live Happily Ever After  The History Collection

Beauty and the Beast: The Man Behind the Myth - France Today
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