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  2. Dwarfism - Wikipedia

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    Dwarfism is a condition of people and animals marked by unusually small size or short stature. [1] In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 147 centimetres (4 ft 10 in), regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dwarfism is 120 centimetres (4 ft).

  3. Dwarf (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    Two dwarfs as depicted in a 19th-century edition of the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá (1895) by Lorenz Frølich. A dwarf (‹The template Plural abbr is being considered for merging.› pl. dwarfs or dwarves) is a type of supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Accounts of dwarfs vary significantly throughout history; however, they are commonly ...

  4. List of people with dwarfism - Wikipedia

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    Pastrana (Dagul as his stage name) is a Filipino dwarf actor who does roles on the children's gag show Goin' Bulilit, he is the only adult actor. [55] 1958– Canada — Jordan Prentice: Canadian actor, who appeared in In Bruges. 1973– Philippines — Noemi Tesorero: Tesorero (Mahal as her stage name) is a Filipina dwarf actress, comedian and ...

  5. Little people (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Legends of physical remains of tiny people being found in various locations in the Western United States, particularly Montana and Wyoming, typically describe the remains as being found in caves with various details such as descriptions that they were "perfectly formed", dwarf-size, etc.

  6. Midget - Wikipedia

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    Singer's Midgets toured the US from 1910 to 1935 and were "enormously successful". [1]Midget (from midge, a tiny biting insect [2]) is a term for a person of unusually short stature that is considered by some to be pejorative due to its etymology.

  7. Little People of America - Wikipedia

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    The name was later changed to Midgets and Dwarfs of America when the people with dwarfism complained that there were more dwarfs than midgets. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] That original meeting of 21 people evolved into Little People of America, a group which as of 2023 has more than 7,500 members. [ 7 ]

  8. Pygmy peoples - Wikipedia

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    A family from a Ba Aka pygmy village. The term pygmy, as used to refer to diminutive people, comes via Latin pygmaeus from Greek πυγμαῖος pygmaîos, derived from πυγμή pygmḗ, meaning "short cubit", or a measure of length corresponding to the distance from the elbow to the first knuckle of the middle finger, meant to express pygmies' diminutive stature.

  9. Dwarfing - Wikipedia

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    Dwarfing is a process in which a breed of animals or cultivar of plants is changed to become significantly smaller than standard members of their species. The effect can be induced through human intervention or non-human processes, and can include genetic, nutritional or hormonal means.