Did you know that the tallest person ever recorded was an Illinois man who grew to almost nine feet ... grew to almost nine feet tall because his pituitary gland released too much human growth ...

A local hospital in northern Ghana told 29-year-old Sulemana Abdul Samed during one of his recent check-ups that he had reached the height of 9 ft 6in (2.89m). This would make him the tallest man ...

While he is the tallest man in the world, his family members are all average size. Kosen was also normal height up until his growth spurt when he was 10 years old. His massive size is the result ...

Auger made himself the headline act in Jack the Giant Killer and played 'the tallest man on earth' - and just to accentuate his massive frame, he cast the 'smallest comedian in the world'.