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TALLEST WOMEN: Living Description: The world's tallest woman is Sandy Allen (b. 18 June 1955) in Chicago, IL and now working as a secretary in Indianapolis, IN. A 2.95 kg 6 1/2 lb baby, her abnormal growth began soon after birth. At 10 years of age she stood 190.5 cm 6 ft 3 in and measured 216 cm 7 ft 1 in when she was 16. On 14 July 1977 this giantess underwent a pituitary gland operation, which inhibited further growth at 231.7 cm 7 ft 7 1/4 in. She now weighs 209.5 kg 33 st462 lb and takes a size 16 EEE American shoe (14 1/2 Great Britain or 50 PP C). Who: Allen S Town: Indianapolis Area: Indiana Country: USA

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TALLEST MEN: Living Description: The tallest living man is Haji Mohammad Alam Channa (b. 1953) of Bachal Channa, Sehwan Sharif, Pakistan stands 233.6 cm 7 ft 8 in. When he was 10 years old his abnormal growth was noted by his family and it continued until he reached the age of 26 years. In 1989 he married Naseem and is currently working at the shrine of the great mystic Saint Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar at Sehwan. Who: Channa MA Town: Sehwan Sharif Country: Pakistan

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TALLEST MARRIED COUPLE: Living Description: Anna Hanen Swan (1846-88) of Nova Scotia, Canada was said to be 246 cm 8 ft 1 in but actually measured 227 cm 7 ft 5 1/2 in. At the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, Great Britain on 17 June 1871 she married Martin van Buren Bates (1845-1919) of Whitesburg, Kentucky, who stood 219 cm 7 ft 2 1/2 in, making them the tallest married couple on record. Who: Swan A H / Bates M van Buren Town: Nova Scotia / Whitesburg Area: Greater London, Great Britain/Kentucky Country: USA/Great Britain/England

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TALLEST TWINS: Living Description: World The world's tallest identical twins are Michael and James Lanier (b. 27 November 1969) from Troy, MI. They measured 216 cm 7 ft 1 in at the age of 14 years and both now stand 223.3 cm 7 ft 4 in. Their sister Jennifer is 157.4 cm 5 ft 2 in tall.0 Who: Lanier M & J Town: Troy Area: Michigan Country: USA

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MAJOR TRIBES: Description: The tallest in the world are the slender Tutsi, (also known as the Watusi) of Rwanda and Burundi, Central Africa, and the Dinka of the Sudan. In the case of the Tutsi, average adult males and females stand 195.5 cm 6 ft 5 in and 177.8 cm 5 ft 10 in respectively. Who: Tutsi / Dinka Area: Rwanda /Burundi Country: Sudan/Africa

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ARMED FORCES: Tallest soldiers Description: The tallest soldier of all time was Vaino Myllyrinne (1909-63), who was conscripted into the Finnish Army when he was 2.21 m 7 ft 3 in and later grew to 2.51 m 8 ft 3 in. Who: Myllyrinne V Country: Finland / Great Britain

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TREES AND WOOD: Tallest Description: According to the researches of Dr A.C. Carder, the tallest tree ever measured was an Australian eucalyptus (Eucalyptus regnans) at Watts River, Victoria, Australia, reported in 1872 by trained forester William Ferguson. It measured 132.58 m 435 ft and almost certainly measured over 152.4 m 500 ft originally. A Eucalyptus regnans at Mt Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia is believed to have measured 143 m 470 ft in 1885. The closest measured rivals to these champions have been: 115.8 (380)Nisqually fir Pseudotsuga menziesii, Nisqually River, WA, 1899. 114.3 (375)Cornthwaite mountain ash Eucalyptus regnans, Thorpdale, Victoria, Australia, 1880. 112 (367.6)Coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens, Guerneville, CA, 1873. This tree was felled for timber in 1875. Currently the tallest standing broadleaf tree is a mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) in the Styx Valley, Tasmania at 95 m 312 ft. The tallest tree currently standing is the Sequoia sempervirens 'Harry Cole' Redwood in Humboldt County, CA at 112.8 m 370 ft in 1989, according to Ron Hildebrant of California. 126.5 (415) Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii, Lynn Valley, British Columbia, 1902. 119.7 (393) Mineral Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii, WA, 1905. Who: Carder A C / Ferguson W Town: Watts River / Mt Baw Baw Area: Victoria Country: Australia

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APARTMENTS: Tallest Description: The 218 m 716 ft Metropolitan Tower on West 57 Street, NY is of 78 stories, of which the upper 48 are residential. The tallest purely residential apartment house is Lake Point Tower, Chicago, IL which has 879 units consisting of 70 stories and stands 194.88 m 639.4 ft high. Town: New York Country: USA

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BRIDGES: Tallest Description: The tallest bridge in the world is the Golden Gate Bridge, which connects San Francisco and Marin County, CA. The towers of this suspension bridge extend 745 ft above the water. Completed in 1937, the bridge has an overall length of 9,266 ft. Town: San Francisco/Marin County Area: Washington Country: USA

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CAVES: Tallest stalagmite Description: The tallest cave column is considered to be the Flying Dragon Pillar, 39 m 128 ft high, in Nine Dragons Cave (Daji Dong), Guizhou, China. The tallest known stalagmite in the world is believed to be one in the Krasnohorska cave in Czechoslovakia, which is generally accepted as being about 32 m 105 ft tall. Town: Lozere / Guizhou Country: France / China

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