Robert Wadlow, the tallest person in medical history, with his mother and brother in 1936. He was 18
Robert Wadlow, the tallest person in medical history, with his mother and brother in 1936. He was 18. The cut-off nature of the image of his brother is from what I can only assume is attempt at restoration, as originals of this photo are findable online in which the younger boy’s photograph isn’t messed up.Robert’s gigantism was the result of a tumor’s development which put pressure his pituitary gland, which in turn caused the unregulated secretion of growth hormones.He died at age 22, having reached a height of 8 feet, 11 inches, and weighing 439 pounds. His body showed no signs of ceasing its growth, even at his death. -- source link
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