Wow! A giant is in Turkey! Yes, a towering turk was officially crowned by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest man after his Ukrainian counterpart refused to be measured.

The 8 foot 1 inch (2.47m) Turk Sultan Kosen from Turkey is the new tallest man, although his counterpart Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk was reportedly measured at 8 feet 5.5 inches (2.57m) but didn’t confirm his height so the Guinness Book of World Records stripped of his title.

The record-keeping group said he grew into his outsize stature because tumor-related damage to his pituitary triggered the overproduction of growth hormones. The condition, known as “pituitary gigantism,” also explains Kosen’s enormous hands and feet, which measure 10.8 inches (27.5 centimeters) and 14.4 inches (36.5 centimeters) respectively.

Kosen said: “I can’t fit into a normal car,” he said. “I can’t go shopping like normal people, I have to have things made specially and sometimes they aren’t always as fashionable. The other thing is that ceilings are low and I have to bend down through doorways.”

Unfortunately, this people can’t play basketball Like Yao Ming 7 foot 5 inches from China who’s now playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA.

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