Real Life Giants

Описание: According to history, giants are mythological creatures with a human appearance, but much larger in size and strength than we are. And although skeletons and giant footprints have been found around the world, science still doesn't fully believe in their existence.
However, currently if we can find people who are considered giants, either because they suffer from gigantism or because their genes decided so. Would you like to meet the tallest man or the tallest woman? Get ready, because in this video you will meet people who have broken all records. Look up and meet the Real Life Giants.

Yao Defen
The height of human beings is determined by three important factors, genes, food, and the environment. So, if you are a tall person, chances are that your parents are too. But in the case of the Chinese citizen Yao Defen, her exaggerated stature was due to a tumor in the pituitary gland that caused her gigantism.

Shaquille O’Neal
Known to many as “Shaq Attack”, this 48-year-old former African-American basketball player conquered the world of basketball with his talent, as he managed to win the NBA championship on several occasions and with different teams, as well as the gold medal in the Olympic Games of 1996 with the selection of the United States.

Sandy Allen
This American born in the state of Indiana held the record for the highest woman in the world in the Guinness Book of Records for the last 16 years of her life. This because her height was 7.7. Thanks to the notoriety that gave her her height, Sandy was able to write a book called "Throwing a Giant Shadow" and act in various films for television and cinema.

Joseph Edouard Beaupre
1881, Joseph was a completely normal boy, until at the age three he began to grow abnormally. When he was nine years old, he was already taller than his parents and at 17 he managed to lift an 800lb horse.

Patrick Cotter O’Brien
Before working in show business, in the 1780s Patrick Cotter worked as a bricklayer, a job that took advantage of his height, as he didn't need to use a ladder during construction, he just needed to raise his arm and put the bricks in place.

Giant baby
Can you imagine having to carry a baby over 8feet long? Well don't worry, because this baby doesn't need it. This sculpture of a giant baby is the work of hyper-realistic sculptor Ron Mueck.

Anna Haining Bates
Incredible as it may seem, in 1871 she met another giant named Martin Van Buren Bates. After getting married, they worked in circuses and were known as "the world's largest married couple." The most curious thing about this couple, is that they had to build a house with 14ft sealings, almost double the high of a normal house! Really giant!

Arthur Caley
Born in isle of man, in the irish sea was known at exhibitions in Manchester, London and Paris as the "Giant of Manx", Arthur, born in 1824 was a man around 8ft tall. However, unlike other giants that existed, he was not thin, but his body also increased in width, weighing almost 400lbs. Surely he could not find many clothes of his size.
The Skeletons of Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island southwest of los angeles in the United States is known for having diverse wildlife, its exclusive dive sites and Mount Orizaba, the highest peak on the island. But in between 1919 and 1928 it was also known for being a tomb of giants, because according to archaeologist Ralph Glidden, thousands of human skeletons measuring between 7 to almost 9feet tall could be found there. A fascinating find!

Olivier “the Dutch Giant” Richters
The most impressive thing about the Dutch Giant is that he decided to become a bodybuilder, so he has a strict exercise routine and a diet in which he must consume 6,400 calories a day. Keeping those muscles safe couldn't come cheap.

Elisany da Cruz Silva
This 24-year-old Brazilian model is considered one of the tallest women alive in the world, being almost 7 ft tall. As a teenager, Her height prevented her from going to school because she couldn’t fit on the school bus.

Giant's Footprints
Many mythologies and religions have spoken about the giants that used to walk on Earth, but not many times you can see with your own eyes the proofs of their existence. In 1912, a hunter named Stoffel Coetzee found a footprint in granite about 4 ft long in South Africa.
Robert Wadlow
If you are a person who is more than 6ft tall and are tired of jokes about your height, imagine the patience that Robert Wadlow must have had. At almost 9ft tall, Wadlow is considered the tallest human ever to exist. The Alton Giant

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