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Sultan Kösen
tallest living human / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982 in Ankara, Turkey[1]) is the tallest man in the world 251 cm (8 ft 3 in) after passing the height of Xi Shun. He also holds the record for the world's biggest hands (27.05 cm).[2] On February 9, 2019 he was measured again by Guinness and was named as the tallest person in the world.
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