The police had their hands full getting the 8-foot-8.25-inch Robert Wadlow in and out of a Missouri courtroom where he was suing Dr. Charles Humberd for diagnosing him as a “freak.” Even though an ...
ALTON, Ill. – The Old Bakery Beer Co. in Alton, Illinois is honoring the birthday Tuesday of Robert Wadlow, the world’s tallest man and Alton native. Wadlow was 8’11” and died in 1940 at the age of 22 ...
In the U.S., the average height for an adult man over the age of 20 is 5 feet 9 inches, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For an adult woman, the average height is about 5 ...
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The Tallest Person To Ever Live Was Just Shy Of 9′ Tall
Many people wish they were a little bit taller, but we can be certain that Robert Wadlow from Alton, Illinois never had that ...
MANISTEE, Mich. — More than a century after his birth, and 81 years after his death, Robert Pershing Wadlow remains the tallest person in recorded history, standing at 8-feet 11.1-inches tall, ...
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