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Tallest man ever

6 July 2014 by admin
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The tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence is Robert Pershing Wadlow (USA) (born 6:30 a.m. at Alton, Illinois, USA on 22 February 1918), who when last measured on 27 June 1940, was found to be 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) tall. Wadlow died at 1:30 a.m. on 15 July 1940 in a hotel in Manistee, Michigan, as a result of a septic blister on his right ankle caused by a brace, which had been poorly fitted only a week Continue reading →

Tallest lighthouse

6 July 2014 by admin
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The steel ‘Marine Tower’ at Yamashita Park in Yokohama, Japan is a lighthouse 106 m (348 ft) high. It has a power of 600,000 candelas, a visibility range of 32 km (20 miles) and an observatory located 100 m (328 ft) above ground. The Marine Tower is open to the public.

Tallest lantern

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The tallest lantern measured 21.15 m (69 ft 4.67 in) and was created by the Organizing Committee for the 1st Wuhan-Chengdu Int’l Giant Panda Lantern Show (China) in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, on 30 March 2012. The lantern measured 30 m (98 ft 5.1 in) in length and 12 m (39 ft 4.44 in) in depth. It described the famous building Huanghelou in Wuhan City.

Tallest Inukshuk

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The tallest inukshuk measures 11.377 m (37 ft 3.9 in) and was created by Mr. Jose Melo of Allstone Quarry Products Inc. (Canada) in Schomberg, Ontario, Canada on 13 September 2007.

Tallest indoor music fountain

6 July 2014 by admin
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The tallest indoor music fountain had a water column height of up to 18.2 m (59 ft 8 in) and was constrcuted and installed at the Aqua Mall of the Lotte Department Store, Busan, South Korea, and was completed on 24 August 2010. The fountain has the following features: Size of water tank: 188,827 m2 (2,032,508 ft2) Thickness of bottom of the tank: 70 cm (2ft 3 in) Number of fountain nozzle: 85 EA Physical height of the center fountain: 18.2 m (59 ft 8 Continue reading →

Tallest pyramid of cookies

5 July 2014 by admin
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The record for the tallest pyramid of cookies is 1.49 m (4 ft 10 in) and was achieved by Jan Vinzenz Krause and members of the diocese Essen using 12180 Leibniz butter cookies at the Centro shopping centre in Oberhausen, Germany, on 16 September 2006.

Tallest professional model

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The tallest professional model is Amazon Eve (USA), who is 201.66 cm (6 ft 7.39 in) tall as measured in Beverly Hills, Californis, USA, on 25 February 2011. Three separate measurements were taken on 25 February 2011 morning, early and late afternoon. Each time, Amazon Eve was measured both standing and lying. The resulting height is the average of all measurements. Amazon Eve, who is from Turlock, California, USA, is also a wrestler and an actress. She originally gave up on an acting career after Continue reading →

Tallest pot structure

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The tallest pot structure made entirely of ceramic pots measured 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in). It was created by Forum Kapadokya (Turkey) & Mr. Galip Korukcu/Chez Galip (Turkey). The structure was displayed at the GWR Live! Roadshow at Forum Kapadokya, in Nevsehir, Turkey, on 03 April 2010. The largest circumference was 9 meters (29 ft 6 in) and the inside of the structure was filled with pots. According to the info of Mr. Galip Korukcu (a famous potter in Kapadokya) the structure consisted of Continue reading →

Tallest Population

5 July 2014 by admin
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The Dutch are the world’s tallest citizens, with the average Dutch male measuring 184 cm (6 feet) tall. Studies show that the Dutch continue to grow and that by 2012 their men will average 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) and their women 172 cm (5 ft 7 in). In early 2000, tall activists persuaded the Dutch government to raise the ceiling levels stipulated in the nation’s building codes by 20 cm. It has been suggested that the reason for the marked height difference is Continue reading →