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look how tall this dude is.
60 minutes profiles the world's tallest midget.
episode 124 - tall in the trap - first aired - 9/1/1962
the world's tallest man standing next to his father - mr. wadlow.
the world's tallest man attracted crowds wherever he went but was loved and known by everyone as the gentle giant.
the world's tallest man having his height measured.
tallest man in the world, meets smallest man in the world.
beautiful scenery. nice view at the tallest waterfall on earth.
most of us are taller than our parents, who probably are taller than their parents. but in the netherlands, the generational progression has reached new heights.
in the last 150 years, the dutch have become the tallest people on earth - and experts say they're still getting bigger. it is a tale of a nation's health and wealth.
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xi shun (china, b 1971) measured 7ft 8.95 in when examined on 15 january 2006 at chifeng hospital, inner mongolia, china. the tallest man in history was robert pershing wadlow. he was born at alton, illinois, usa, on february 22, 1918, and when he was last measured on june 27, 1940, was found to be a staggering 8ft 11.1in tall.
meet angus, king of the mountain - the world's tallest snowman. built in 1999 in bethel, maine (apparently there's a lot of snow there. and time. lots of time.), angus is 113ft 7in tall.
the world's tallest man and the world's shortest man - both from inner mongolia - have met for the very first time. standing at 2.36m (7ft 8.95in), bao xishun towers over the diminutive he pingping, who is just 73cm (2ft 5in) tall.
a us model measuring 205cm is set to feature on the cover of australian men's magazine zoo weekly. the model — eve — appears on the cover of the magazine's current issue alongside a 162cm-tall australian model. "no other magazine has put a woman who's nearly 7ft tall on the cover," editor paul merrill said. "we had ... her bikini specially made, but it was worth it."
while researchers have long shown that tall people earn more than their shorter counterparts, it's not only social discrimination that accounts for this inequality -- tall people are just smarter than their height-challenged peers, a new study finds.
"as early as age three -- before schooling has had a chance to play a role -- and throughout childhood, taller children perform significantly better on cognitive tests," wrote anne case and christina paxson of princeton university in a paper published by the national bureau of economic research.
the findings were based primarily on two british studies that followed children born in 1958 and 1970, respectively, through adulthood and a u.s. study on height and occupational choice.
the world's tallest man with two girls. do you think the one on the left is giving robert her phone number?
in february 2005, legoland in carlsbad, california, set the world's record for tallest lego structure ever made at 92ft and 6in. it took 12,000 people using more than 400,000 bricks and five days to build the tower.
the world's tallest man meets up with his exact opposite number - a man aiming to enter the record books as the world's smallest. the record breaking height of bao xishun at 2.36 metres (7 feet 9 inches) has been thrown into stark relief alongside the 73 centimetre stature of he pingping who is challenging the world record of world's smallest man.
robert pershing wadlow (1918 - 1940) was and is the tallest human being ever recorded. he reached 8' 11.1" (272 cm) in height and 490 pounds (222.26 kg) in weight before his death at the age of 22. his height was due to an overactive pituitary gland.
robert wadlow was born in alton, illinois on february 22 1918. at the time he weighed only 8' 6 ounces (3.8 kg). he attracted attention due to his rapid growth when all his four siblings grew at a more normal speed. at the age of 13 he became the world's tallest boy scout with a height of 7'4 (224 cm).
about half built but is already one of the tallest buildings in the world. the dubai tower or burj tower...in dubai.
robert pershing wadlow (1918 - 1940) was and is the tallest human being ever recorded. he reached 8' 11.1" (272 cm) in height and 490 pounds (222.26 kg) in weight before his death at the age of 22. his height was due to an overactive pituitary gland. thanks to seasonal_kaos for the pictures.
apparently the girl in this image is as tall as actor paul bettany - who is 6'3. gotta love acme products.
occupation: mortician. transforms human corpses into zombie dwarves. impales his enemies with killer flying spheres. (also works as a spiked humor admin in his spare time.)
