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Mar 3, 2020 · Michael Jackson. Jackson during his Bad tour in Vienna, June 1988. Image credit: Zoran Veselinovic/Wikimedia.org. Today, almost everybody knows about the life and career of Michael Jackson. His career exploded in the 1980s to heights no one has been able to replicate ever since.
The tallest man ever lives on in the history books and the Guinness World Records archives – an enduring record that perhaps will never be beaten. For our 60th anniversary, we looked back over the years at the tallest people, from Robert Wadlow to Sultan Kösen (who currently stands 8 ft 2.8 in tall).
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.
Mar 19, 2022 · Three years later, the soon-to-be tallest man in the world outgrew and outweighed his own father as he towered at a height of 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) and weighed 200 pounds (90 kg). By the time of his graduation from Alton High School in 1936, he was 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m).
BillIngalls. Shortly before her death in September, Queen Elizabeth II was indubitably one of the most photographed people on earth in 2022. As the longest-ruling monarch in the history of the UK, the Queen earned respect and admiration of her citizens and those all over the globe.
May 24, 2021 · Jaron Schneider. Guinness World Records is celebrating National Photography Month by sharing some of what it is calling its most “highly sought after” photos from its archive. The 13 images...
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Oct 21, 2021 · Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever, measured a mighty 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m). His record has remained unbroken in the 80 years since and it's unlikely that any human will reach such a height again - but why?
