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The Story Of The Tallest Man Who Ever Lived
Robert Pershing Wadlow was born in 1918 to Harold and
Addie Wadlow of Illinois and was the oldest of 5
children. When Robert turned one, he was already 3’5”
tall and weighed 45 pounds. His growth spurt never
stopped and by age eight he was already way taller than
his father. His extraordinary growth was fueled by a
hyperactive pituitary gland. In 1937, Wadlow became a
record-holder for the world’s tallest man when his height
reached 8 feet and 4 inches.
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