Is this the tallest man to ever live welcome back Charlie here you may be surprised to learn
that real giants walk among us these extraordinary people shocked the world with their massive sizes
first we have to look at Robert Wadlow Robert Wadlow is the tallest person to ever live he was
nicknamed the giant of Illinois Robert was eight feet and 11 inches tall back then the average
American male was only five foot six meaning that Robert towered over everyone he also has
the record for the largest hands his hands were 12.75 inches he also holds the record for the
largest feat his feet were 18.5 inches all of his clothes shoes and even his bed had to be custom
made Robert was very famous not only for being tall but for being very kind too with many calling
Robert The Gentle Giant in 1918 when Robert was born he was average size berta's years went by he
he grew much faster than all of his peers he was later diagnosed with pituitary hypertrophy the
pituitary gland is what causes the growth hormone but Roberts was abnormally enlarged causing an
excessive amount of growth hormone when Robert was only a kid he was already taller than his dad and
had to wear adult clothing most people get teased at school if they look different but I think any
of Robert's classmates would be too afraid to do that Robert lived a good and happy life earning
the equivalent of one thousand dollars a day he would do this by making people pay him to stand
up when someone paid him he would stand up and show off his massive height but as he aged he
kept on growing this eventually led to him having to use leg braces to stand up but these braces
rubbed on his legs creating a soul eventually this saw got infected sadly ending Robert's life at
age 22. the wild thing is if Robert didn't pass away early he would have likely kept on growing
today you can find a lie life-size statue of Robert where he lived in Illinois giving you
an experience of just how tall Robert Wadlow really was next we have to look at yao defen
yao defen is from China she measured seven feet and eight inches tall the average Chinese woman
measures 5 feet and three inches meaning that Yao definitely stood out in a crowd Yao also weighed
346 pounds she was born a normal size but by the age of 11 she was already six foot two Yao was
visited by medical experts and she was confirmed as a real-life giant her gigantism was caused by
a tumor in her pituitary gland this would mean that she would keep growing as long as she had
the tumor she was from a poor family who could not afford medical care but in 2002 a hospital in
Guangdong removed her tumor for free meaning that Yao would stop growing the treatment helped Yao to
walk but sadly in 2012 Yao passed away a the exact reason why is still unknown to this day next let's
look at Sultan Kosen Sultan cotton is a farmer from Turkey he is the current tallest living
man measuring in at eight feet and three inches Sultan's massive height is caused by a tumor in
his pituitary gland causing an excessive release of growth hormones in 2010 Sultan had this tumor
removed meaning that he was finally able to stop growing Sultan's height made his life very hard he
couldn't get many of the jobs he wanted he also had to get all of his clothes and shoes custom
made but since being confirmed as the world's tallest living man he's gone on to become very
famous appearing on TV shows and going to events in 2013 Sultan got married to Merv Debo who is
only five feet and eight inches tall that's some height difference despite Sultan's hard life he's
very kind and loving and has gone on to become a very inspiring figure around the world next
we we have to look at Rheem young Han in 2011 the leader of North Korea Kim Jong-il passed away but
when photos of Kim jong-il's funeral were released people noticed something strange in the crowd of
soldiers appeared to be one giant Soldier but who is this giant man his name is Rheem young hung he
is the tallest person in North Korea measuring at a height of 7 feet and nine inches he plays on the
national basketball team of North Korea and at one point even plan to join the NBA he was scouted by
numerous teams Bert was unable to play because of a U.S ban on trade with North Korea I guess
the trade ban also extends to people Rheem young hun still lives in North Korea to this day and
is said to be a celebrity in his City Pyongyang now we have to look at Sandy Allen Sandy Allen
was born in Chicago in 1955. she was born normally but achuma in her pituitary gland caused excessive
growth sadly Sandy had been bullied for much of her life because of her height she grew up
with her grandmother who had to place her bed in the dining room as it was too big for a normal
bedroom at school she had almost no friends in 1974 Guinness World Records confirmed Sandy
was the tallest woman in the world this caused her to become famous appearing on TV shows and
even a movie medical experts told her to get the tumor removed but she ignored These Warnings and
instead got a job at the Guinness Museum she was a living exhibition people would come and get their
photo taken with the tallest woman in the world Sandy passed away in 2008 at the age of 53. sadly
towards the end of her life Sandy found it too difficult to walk next we have to look at Andre
the Giant Andre Renee rusamoff was a professional French wrestler when Andre was born no one thought
he would grow to seven feet and 4 inches and weigh a massive 520 pounds he his massive size
led to the nickname The Eighth Wonder of the world Andre the Giant was a pro wrestler just imagine
how scary it would be to fight this guy Andre had a condition named Acro megaly causing his massive
size sadly at the age of 46 Andre would pass away but during his life he inspired so many people
and today is considered the most famous Giant in history next let's look at vikas opal vikas arpal
is India's tallest man he is from haryana India and measures eight feet and three inches tall it's
believed he had a pituitary gland disorder causing his extraordinary height despite his condition
vikas lived a good life and even appeared in a few Bollywood movies in 2007 doctors tried to remove
his tumor but sadly things went wrong and vikas would pass away he was 21 years old at the time
next let's look at Sun Ming Ming Sun Ming Ming is from China he is known as one of the tallest
basketball players ever he is 7 feet and nine inches making Sun much taller than basketball
players like Yao Ming or Shaq son never picked up a basketball until the age of 15. but thanks to
his massive height he excelled in the sport and went pro Sun's height is caused by a pituitary
gland tumor he had no money to get this removed until generous people donated money to get son the
help he needed in 2005 Sun's tumor was removed in 2013 he married Chu young who was six feet
and 1.7 inches this made them the tallest married couple in the world with a combined height of 13
feet and 10 inches finally let's look at ramesa gelge ramesa gelge from Turkey is the tallest
living woman she measures 7 feet and 0.7 inches her height is caused by a genetic disorder named
Weaver syndrome it's a super rare disorder which causes people to rapidly grow Weaver syndrome also
changes the shape of your face and skeleton after gilge won the record of tallest living
woman she became an advocate using her Fame to spread awareness of Weaver syndrome Weaver
syndrome is so rare it affects only 50 people in the world but now it's time for you to make your
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