Height really does matter for most people, but if you stand about 8 feet and 11 inches thats another story. Robert Pershing Wadlow is the tallest man ever recorded in medical history, he stands 8 feet 11 inches when he was last measured on June 27, 1940. He was born in Alton, Illinois, USA, on February 22, 1918. At the age of nine he was able to carry his father up the stairs, during that time his father Harold stands 5 feet and 11 inches, and weighed 77 kg. A strong kid hah? Robert Wadlow's greates recorded weight was 222.71 kg during his 21st bithday. The size of his shoe was 18 inches long and his hands measured more than 12 inches from the wrist to the middle finger. His daily food consumption was 8000 calories, far more than an average person. This giant died on July 15, 1940 at the age of 21. A result of a septic blister on his right ankle caused by a brace.
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