7 tallest people ever recorded in modern history

Robert Wadlow was born in 1918 in Illinois, United States and stood at 8 feet 11 inches. Robert Wadlow holds the record for ...
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200 years ago, people of this country used to be shortest; now they are tallest; not US, France, Germany, or Italy, it is…

New Delhi: Till the 18th century, the average height of the Netherlands and most countries in Europe was only 165 cm (5.4 feet), but in the last two centuries, the height of Dutch people increased by ...
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World's tallest woman searching for job in US, inspires others to dream big

SAN FRANCISCO -- The world's tallest woman is visiting the United States and is hoping to find a job. For 25-year-old Rumeysa Gelgi, the past several weeks in California's Bay Area have been filled ...
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The world’s tallest teenager becomes the tallest player in college basketball history

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux in the game. Golden relented with 2:09 to play — and made ...
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World’s tallest Our Lady of Fátima monument inaugurated in Brazil

The world’s tallest monument dedicated to Our Lady of Fátima was inaugurated in Crato, located in Ceará state in northeastern ...