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Published: 20.03.2007.
Language: English
Level: Elementary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Summaries, Notes 'Longest Woman and Thickest Man in the World', 1.
  • Summaries, Notes 'Longest Woman and Thickest Man in the World', 2.
  • Summaries, Notes 'Longest Woman and Thickest Man in the World', 3.
Extract

In 1976 Sandy Allen was declared the “world’s tallest woman - living” by Guinness Book of World Records. Allen is a towering lady at 234cm Amazingly this is not far beyond the recognized world’s tallest living man - Xi Shun (7′ 8.95″). Allen has since spent her life traveling around the world encouraging people that it is OK to be different. Allen was born in 1955, at age 22 she underwent surgery to stop her growth. Without this she would have continued to grow and suffer further medical problems associated with gigantism.She live in USA.…

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