In the middle of the 19th century, people flocked to a different kind of circus -- the flea circus. One such miniature circus came to Washington last month. Its two tiny stars, Midge and Madge, raced ...

Come winter, the fleas in the Alberti Flea Circus like to head down to Florida. "They own a condo in Fort Lauderdale," said Jim Alberti, the human part of the circus. Their condo is a French poodle.

Flea circus director Robert Birk says he was shocked to find all of his 300 fleas dead inside their transport box Wednesday morning. The circus immediately scrambled to find a new batch so it could ...

Here is a letter from Betty Seifert of Weimar who is the only person I know who ever attended a flea circus. Sometimes she talks about that experience and her friends think she's spoofing. They don't ...