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The tallest man in history was too huge for words, so take a look
On Feb. 22, 1918, a perfectly normal 8.7-pound boy was born to Harold and Addie Wadlow of Alton, Illinois. By his first birthday, Robert Wadlow weighed 45 pounds and stood 3 feet, 3.5 inches. He kept growing, towering over his father at age eight. At 13 years old and 7 feet, 4 inches, he was the world’s tallest Boy Scout. Wadlow was a quiet and mild-mannered young man, which led to him be called a “gentle giant.”
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I remember seeing a couple of photos of this person in one of those record books a while back. It's incredible how tall he really was, must have been quite a view from up there!
Amazing how tall this guy was,it is awful he died so young.