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The Tragic End of Robert Wadlow: How Did the Tallest Man in History Die?

The Medical Condition That Made Wadlow Grow to Unprecedented Heights Robert Wadlow was born on February 22, 1918, in Alton, Illinois, and was a healthy baby, weighing in at eight pounds and six ounces. However, he began to grow rapidly from a young age, with his height doubling by the time he was four years old. By the age of…