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<blockquote data-quote="chip" data-source="post: 47990" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p><strong>"Uljana Semjonova"</strong></p><p> Career began in 1968, where she compiled 45 medals over two decades, including gold medals from the Soviet National Championships in basketball. She stood over 7ft tall which made it hard for others to define against her during a game. <a href="http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Semjonova.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Semjonova.htm</a> </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/ECTH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <strong>"Eddie Carmel"</strong></p><p> He was billed at the height of 8'9" and was known as "The Jewish Giant". Due to his strange condition, he primary work in carnival sideshows, and a few films. At the time of his death at age 36, he had dropped down to 7' tall, due to kyphoscoliosis. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Carmel" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Carmel</a> </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/MSTH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <strong>"Maria Santos"</strong></p><p> Her singing talents landed her a couple of gigs with a local band which she enjoyed, but her main job was as an attraction at a circus. She was at normal height until the age of 10, but later grew to 7ft 4ins. She is also married and gave birth to three kids. <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.picarelli.com.br/clipping/clip23122003a.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMaria%2BFeliciana%2Bdos%2BSantos%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D" target="_blank">http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.picarelli.com.br/clipping/clip23122003a.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search?q=Maria+Feliciana+dos+Santos&hl=en&lr=</a> </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/SMTH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <strong>"Sun Mingming"</strong></p><p> He wears size 19 shoes, weighs at least 335 pounds, and stands at 7 foot 8 and 3/4 inches. He was declared eligible in the 2005 NBA Draft, but was not selected, probably due to the common complaint of his lack of speed and stamina. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Ming_Ming" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Ming_Ming</a> </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/ABTH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <strong>"Anna Bates"</strong></p><p> She once had to be rescued from a fire at the Barnum's museum in July 1865, which at the time, almost weighed 400 pounds and stood over 7ft 5ins. Many years later, she gave birth to a baby boy that was 22 pounds and 28 inches tall. </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/LSTH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <strong>"Leonid Stadnik"</strong></p><p> He stands at 8ft 4ins and weighs 440 pounds, which puts a huge strain on his legs. He has had problems recovering from a recently broken leg. His mother worries that he'll never find a girl that'll be able to take his size inside of her. <a href="http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2004/220410.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2004/220410.shtml</a> </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/YDTH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <strong>"Yao Defen"</strong></p><p> She was diagnosed with Acromegaly, a disease resulting from a tumour on the pituitary gland causing it to pump out excess growth hormone, which caused her to grow to 7ft 8ins. Her health is now in trouble and is in need of some medical help. <a href="http://www.tallwomen.org/tallest/" target="_blank">http://www.tallwomen.org/tallest/</a> </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/JCTH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <strong>"John F. Carrol"</strong></p><p> He suffered from 2-dimensional back bending Kyphoscoliosis. He measured 7ft 10ins while standing up, but his height would have been 8ft 7ins, if he had a normally straighten back. He died a long time in 1969 at the age of 37. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Carrol" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Carrol</a> </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/SATH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <strong>"Sandy Allen"</strong></p><p> She's the tallest living woman in the world at 7' 7¼ inches. At age 22, she underwent surgery to stop her growth. Without this, she would have continued to grow and suffer further medical problems associated with gigantism. </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/RWTH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <strong>"Robert Wadlow"</strong></p><p> Wadlow died on July 15, 1940 in a Michigan hotel, as the result of a septic blister on his right ankle, caused by a brace which was poorly fitted only a week earlier. He was the tallest man in the world standing at 8ft 11ins. <a href="http://www.rameysrealm.com/weirdpeople.html" target="_blank">http://www.rameysrealm.com/weirdpeople.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chip, post: 47990, member: 1963"] [B]"Uljana Semjonova"[/B] Career began in 1968, where she compiled 45 medals over two decades, including gold medals from the Soviet National Championships in basketball. She stood over 7ft tall which made it hard for others to define against her during a game. [URL="http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Semjonova.htm"][/URL] [IMG]http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/ECTH.jpg[/IMG] [B]"Eddie Carmel"[/B] He was billed at the height of 8'9" and was known as "The Jewish Giant". Due to his strange condition, he primary work in carnival sideshows, and a few films. At the time of his death at age 36, he had dropped down to 7' tall, due to kyphoscoliosis. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Carmel"][/URL] [IMG]http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/MSTH.jpg[/IMG] [B]"Maria Santos"[/B] Her singing talents landed her a couple of gigs with a local band which she enjoyed, but her main job was as an attraction at a circus. She was at normal height until the age of 10, but later grew to 7ft 4ins. She is also married and gave birth to three kids. [URL="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.picarelli.com.br/clipping/clip23122003a.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMaria%2BFeliciana%2Bdos%2BSantos%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D"][/URL] [IMG]http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/SMTH.jpg[/IMG] [B]"Sun Mingming"[/B] He wears size 19 shoes, weighs at least 335 pounds, and stands at 7 foot 8 and 3/4 inches. He was declared eligible in the 2005 NBA Draft, but was not selected, probably due to the common complaint of his lack of speed and stamina. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Ming_Ming"][/URL] [IMG]http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/ABTH.jpg[/IMG] [B]"Anna Bates"[/B] She once had to be rescued from a fire at the Barnum's museum in July 1865, which at the time, almost weighed 400 pounds and stood over 7ft 5ins. Many years later, she gave birth to a baby boy that was 22 pounds and 28 inches tall. [IMG]http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/LSTH.jpg[/IMG] [B]"Leonid Stadnik"[/B] He stands at 8ft 4ins and weighs 440 pounds, which puts a huge strain on his legs. He has had problems recovering from a recently broken leg. His mother worries that he'll never find a girl that'll be able to take his size inside of her. [URL="http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2004/220410.shtml"][/URL] [IMG]http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/YDTH.jpg[/IMG] [B]"Yao Defen"[/B] She was diagnosed with Acromegaly, a disease resulting from a tumour on the pituitary gland causing it to pump out excess growth hormone, which caused her to grow to 7ft 8ins. Her health is now in trouble and is in need of some medical help. [URL="http://www.tallwomen.org/tallest/"][/URL] [IMG]http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/JCTH.jpg[/IMG] [B]"John F. Carrol"[/B] He suffered from 2-dimensional back bending Kyphoscoliosis. He measured 7ft 10ins while standing up, but his height would have been 8ft 7ins, if he had a normally straighten back. He died a long time in 1969 at the age of 37. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Carrol"][/URL] [IMG]http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/SATH.jpg[/IMG] [B]"Sandy Allen"[/B] She's the tallest living woman in the world at 7' 7¼ inches. At age 22, she underwent surgery to stop her growth. Without this, she would have continued to grow and suffer further medical problems associated with gigantism. [IMG]http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/RWTH.jpg[/IMG] [B]"Robert Wadlow"[/B] Wadlow died on July 15, 1940 in a Michigan hotel, as the result of a septic blister on his right ankle, caused by a brace which was poorly fitted only a week earlier. He was the tallest man in the world standing at 8ft 11ins. [URL="http://www.rameysrealm.com/weirdpeople.html"][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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