Thursday, May 15, 2008

The tallest man in the world

The new tallest man in the world is from Ukraine. He stands 8 ft. and 5 in. tall. Can you imagine that?Leonid Stadnyk is 37 years old and a former veterinarian and hates his height. His strange growth started after his surgery on a benign brain tumor which triggered his pituitary gland, a gland which is responsible for generating the hormones that boost growth. His condition known as acromegalic gigantism. He sleeps in two beds joined together lengthwise and has 17-inch feet.

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