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TIL: Robert Wadlow standing at 8’11” will be the tallest man ever forever. With modern advancements in medicine in place, it is highly unlikely pituitary issue more extreme than Robert Wadlow’s will remain untreated by doctors.

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 4:03 pm

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TIL Rio’s iconic “Christ the Redeemer” is not the only giant statue of Jesus. Several enormous statues exist around the world, including the sci-fi “Heart of Jesus” in Romania, the submerged “Christ of the Abyss” in Italy, and the tallest one at 33 meters, “Christ the King” in Poland.

by whatilearned June 22, 2022, 4:14 pm

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TIL that the tallest building in Yukon, Canada is only 20 meters tall. Whitehorse, the largest city in Yukon, originally had a law that buildings could not exceed 20 meters, and no building has yet surpassed it.

by whatilearned June 6, 2022, 2:38 am

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TIL that the tallest building in Denmark is a hospital

by whatilearned May 3, 2022, 7:07 pm

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What is the tallest building in the city?

by cringeyjokesman May 1, 2022, 11:53 am

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TIL the tallest structure in the Western Hemisphere is not located in a major city, and is instead in the middle of some farmland in North Dakota

by whatilearned April 2, 2022, 1:48 pm

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TIL Before the bison were slaughtered, the native people living in the plains were among world tallest in the world. After, in just one generation, the height of Native American people who depended on bison dropped by over an inch.

by whatilearned March 10, 2022, 10:31 pm

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TIL the Washington Monument was once the tallest building in the world at 555 feet, 5 inches

by whatilearned March 10, 2022, 3:49 pm

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TIL that the Statue of Liberty is only the 50th tallest statue in the world (the tallest is virtually 4x taller). Even with the pedestal, it’s only #8.

by whatilearned February 15, 2022, 8:22 pm

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TIL of the tallest “true” giant (non-pathological) man in recorded history, Angus MacAskill, who stood at 7 feet 9 inches (236cm) tall. Reportedly one of the strongest men of all time, he is said to have been able to lift ship anchors of almost 3000 pounds and fully grown horses over fences.

by whatilearned February 15, 2022, 4:35 am

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TIL: Although Everest is the highest mountain on Earth (from sea level) , Muana Kea is the tallest (measuring base to height).)

by whatilearned February 12, 2022, 3:43 pm

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TIL the Woolworth Building in Tribeca NYC was the tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1930. It consists of a 30-story base topped by a 30-story tower. The basement of the Woolworth Building contains an unused bank vault, restaurant, private pool and barbershop

by whatilearned January 16, 2022, 4:29 am

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