Let us meet the World's tallest man.
Sultan Kosen of Turkey has the longest body of any living person, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. He's 8 feet, 3 inches tall.
Kosen who is 29 might now lead a longer life because University of Virginia Medical Center Specialists have helped him stop growing.
Dr. Jason Sheehan, was the doctor who performed surgery in 2010 on Kosen's pituitary gland and he said Kosen's condition is known as gigantism, caused when a pituitary tumor which causes release of excessive growth hormone.
Excessive size in the past has led to premature death. Robert Wadlow of Alton, Ill., regarded as the tallest man in recorded history at 8 feet, 11 inches, was 22 years old when he died in 1940.
Kosen, who walks with the aid of crutches due to his condition's stress on his knees, toured the world in 2009 on behalf of the Guinness Book of World Records and appeared on NBC's Today Show.
He described a difficult childhood with his low-income rural farm family but emphasized the Guinness-aided medical assistance has given him a more positive outlook on life.
With this story, I guess am beginning to appreciate my height.
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