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dwarf stories: 3 news summaries

Little People Ask FCC for
Ban on the Word 'Midget'

Group spurred to action by Celebrity Apprentice episode

Jul 6, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Little People of America have filed a complaint with the FCC in an attempt to get the word “midget”—which people of exceptionally small stature see as demeaning—banned from broadcast television, Newsday reports. The LPA was moved to action by a segment on NBC’s Celebrity ... More »

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television • FCC • Celebrity Apprentice • advertisements • network television • dwarf • insult

'Hobbits' Were Just Short on Food: Scientists

Others say Indonesian remains were dwarfish new species

Mar 5, 08 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - In a new volley in the back and forth over whether "hobbit" fossils found on an Indonesian island were a separate species, a research team says the remains are those of modern humans suffering from malnutrition-induced dwarfism. Iodine deficiency during pregnancy can result in humans growing less than 3... More »

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Indonesia • DNA • hobbits • malnutrition • Flores • Liang Bua cave • severe iodine deficiency • congenital hypothyroidism • dwarf • Homo floresiensis

Dwarf Matadors Stand Tall

Mexican little people hold their own in the arena

Nov 19, 07 1:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The image of a pint-sized bullfighter waving red at a calf might induce laughter among the more callous, but for Mexican little people, the bullfighting arena is serious stuff. The mini matadors acknowledge an element of humor in their act, but "if a little person can fight a bull,... More »

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Mexico • bullfighting • matadors • dwarf

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