"In 1735, a delightful 28-year-old German woman named Johanna
Sophia Schmied gave birth to a monster unlike any creature we have
seen before or since. Today, some people believe the baby was on
the threshold of being an actual alien. Obviously this is a
far-fetched idea. What do you think?"
"If you are extremely curious, you can visit the creature preserved
in formaldehyde in a museum in Waldenburg, Germany. Some people
believe that the baby is evidence of genetic manipulation by
extraterrestrials, "abandoned when the results did not meet their
expectations." Whatever the being's origin, photos of the baby seem
to elict strange reactions from observers. Most people are either
repelled or so mesmerized that they cannot help staring into the
baby's eye sockets for an extended period of time, while feeling an
unnatural dread, a creeping feeling of despair and
isolation."
"Johanna had several healthy sons prior to birthing the alien.
After the initial autopsy, a Dr. Friderici wrote a 32-page report
in Latin that described the baby in exquisite detail. Dr. Friderici
hired an artist to make the drawings, one of which is shown here.
The oversized head was not hydrocephalic and was completely filled
with brain matter."
