MEET ROBERT PERSHING WADLOW, THE TALLEST MAN IN HISTORY TO HAVE LIVED AND WALKED ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH.

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In the world till date, only 18 individuals in history are known to have reached a height of 8 feet or more. Estimating in at 8 feet 11.1 inches from head to toe, Robert Wadlow was the tallest man to have at any point lived. Indeed, even the present contenders for the title of world's tallest individual don't come anyplace close to his incredible height. Sultan Kosen, the tallest living man today, would stand 8 inches shorter than Wadlow.

Born an unremarkable size on February 22, 1918 in Alton, Illinois, Robert Pershing Wadlow also known as the "Alton Gaint" demonstrated awesome growth not long after birth. His primary school needed to make an extraordinary work area to accommodate his size, and by age 8, he stood taller than his own dad at 6 feet tall. When enrolled in the Boy Scouts when he was 13, he had already grown tall to stand 7 feet 4 inches tall, and his uniform required 14 yards of fabric to make.

Wadlow and his father at age 8

He was 8 feet 4 inches when he graduated from secondary school and soon visited the nation with the Ringling Brothers Circus. Wadlow could only travel with an extraordinarily manufactured car that had its seats removed to suit his extensive legs. Truth be told, Wadlow had many things customized things because of his tallness. Not only were his garments and strolling stick surprisingly large, however so was his seat, shaving brush, lighter and shoes.

Wadlow's shoes turned into a focal point of his later life. A Shoe Company built Wadlow custom 39AA shoes and Wadlow in turn supported their business by appearing to occasions to promote their footwear and brands.

Waldow's shoe

Wadlow's extraordinary growth was caused by a broadened pituitary organ which caused an unordinary production of growth hormones. Wadlow started growing as soon as he was given birth tonot and never ceased growing.
Doctors believe that if he had lived beyond 22, he would have been more than 9 feet tall.

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Wadlow's height was tough on his body. His legs attempted to convey his awesome weight. He weighed more than 450 pounds when he died, compelled to wear leg props and utilize a strolling stick by 20. It was a sore from his leg prop, which ended up infected that really prompted his death. With such a huge body, a considerable lot of Wadlow's organs and natural frameworks experienced difficulty keeping up.

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Not needing his body to be stolen, as had happened to other gaints Wadlow's family had him covered in a 10-foot 6-inch steel casket, encased in a substantial solid vault when he died.

Carrying on his heritage, Wadlow's main residence shows a statue of the delicate gaint and his shoes decorate numerous footwear exhibition halls. Ripley's Believe It or Not! has life-sized models of Wadlow in our odditoriums everywhere throughout the world, giving individuals a chance to stand side by side with the tallest man on the planet.

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REFERENCES

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/tallest-man-ever/

https://mashable.com/2015/07/27/tallest-man-in-history/#wv7Bdj2Eomqw

http://www.altonmuseum.com/html/robert_wadlow.html