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André the Giant (14 pics)

Posted in Pictures 5 Aug 2009 / 16999 views

André René Roussimoff was born in May 19, 1946 but was best known as André the Giant. He was a French professional wrestler and actor. His great size was the result of acromegaly, and led to him being dubbed "The Eighth Wonder of the World." In the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Roussimoff briefly held the WWF Championship.
When André was about 17 years old, his size was almost 2 meters.
Despite the fact that he was an inexperienced wrestler, he managed to win against great wrestlers.

André the Giant (14 pics)

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One of the biggest and heaviest women in the world (7 pics)

Posted in Pictures 27 Jul 2009 / 21050 views

30-year-old Tanya Angus, who lives in Nevada, weighs 480 pounds (220 kilograms) and continues to grow. The reason - a very rare syndrome: acromegaly, it is often also associated with gigantism.
More than $ 250,000 have already been spent for her treatment but without any result.
That’s how she looked at 18 years old, how she has changed, you can see inside the post.

One of the biggest and heaviest women in the world (7 pics)