World's Tallest Man Named--Tumor Enabled Growth to 8'1"

Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 14:57 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The official world's tallest man is an eight-foot-one-inch (246-centimeter) 27-year-old from Turkey, Guinness World Records announced today. A pituitary tumor had caused his gigantism. Video

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