World's tallest man still growing.

[terrya]

He's 8'4" and still growing. Incredible.

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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Robert Wadlow

was the tallest man who ever lived (that we have a record of). At age 21, he was 8'11" and still growing. He died of complications from a sore from his leg brace-his limbs were so long he couldn't feel pain any more, and the sore became infected.

Does this current fellow have a pituitary problem like Robert Wadlow?

[papau]

2. Last fellow topped out over 8'6'' and died in his 20's

Saddly the heart does not get bigger or stronger as you get taller and add a bit more strain to moving the blood around. Wadlow - the tallest fellow ever -was 490 pounds and died in his early 20's