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85th Anniversary of the Death of the Highest Man in History

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By Fernando Castellanos On July 15, 1940, at only 22 years old, Robert Pershing Wadlow, the tallest man in history, died, reaching a height of 2.72 meters. Born in Alton, Illinois, United States, in 1918, his growth was caused by a hypertrophy in the pituitary gland, which prevented him from [...]
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By Fernando Castellanos On July 15, 1940, at only 22 years old, Robert Pershing Wadlow, the tallest man in history, died, reaching a height of 2.72 meters. Born in Alton, Illinois, United States, in 1918, his growth was caused by a hypertrophy in the pituitary gland, which prevented him from [...]

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Stereo 100 broke the news in on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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