Julius Koch
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title:
Julius Koch
text:
Julius Koch, also known as Le Géant Constantin, was one of the tallest people ever. He suffered from gigantism, with an enlarged pituitary gland, testicular atrophy and lack of sexual development, and had trouble walking. His height, 245.9 cm was based on an estimate: after a series of falls, his legs were badly injured, and they were amputated after gangrene set in. His height had been advertised as 2.59 m, but this was presumed to be an exaggeration, as the skeleton measures 8 ft 1 in. Because
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
German giant
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Koch
date created:
2006-10-21T22:16:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T05:45:58Z
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