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Rare new footage emerges of the world's tallest ever man
VIDEO Sep 3, 2025The previously unreleased footage shows Robert Wadlow - officially the tallest man ever recorded.
World's tallest dog meets up with the world's shortest dog
VIDEO May 6, 2025Dogs come in all shapes and sizes - but these two are about as extreme opposites as it is possible to get.
Mystery as dog is spotted on top of the Great Pyramid of Giza
VIDEO Oct 17, 2024An unexpected tourist was recently captured on camera at the very top of Egypt's tallest pyramid.
Absurd 25ft contraption is the world's tallest rideable bicycle
VIDEO Jun 22, 2024This ridiculous bike, which towers above the ground, was put together by two friends in France.
Minnesota family is officially the tallest in the world
VIDEO Apr 23, 2022The five-member Trapp family from Esko has a combined height equal to the length of half a tennis court.
Guinness World Records confirms world's tallest woman
VIDEO Oct 20, 2021Standing at 7ft, 0.7 inches tall, 24-year-old Rumeysa Gelgi is now officially the tallest woman on Earth.
Gentle giant Igor Vovkovinskiy dies, aged 38
VIDEO Aug 24, 2021Officially America's tallest man, Vovkovinskiy was well known for his enormous size and gentle demeanour.
Mystery man scales London's tallest building
VIDEO Jul 8, 2019A daredevil free climber was spotted climbing up the outside of the Shard without any safety equipment.
World's tallest tropical tree discovered
VIDEO Apr 6, 2019Scientists have identified and climbed a record-breaking tree in Borneo that measures a whopping 328ft in height.
World's tallest man meets shortest woman
VIDEO Jan 30, 2018Giant Sultan Kosen from Turkey was pictured with tiny Jyoti Amge from India in front of the Pyramids this week.
Do giraffes often get struck by lightning ?
Jul 1, 2017Being the world's tallest animal, is the giraffe more prone to lightning strikes than other animals ?
Nepal launches new bid to measure Mt Everest
Jun 18, 2017The Department of Survey is aiming to find out just how tall the world's tallest mountain actually is.
Tallest men trace back to mammoth hunters
Apr 13, 2017A new study has linked a prehistoric population of mammoth hunters with some of today's tallest people.
Firm plans to build upside-down skyscraper
Mar 29, 2017The bizarre plan would see the world's tallest building being hung upside-down from an orbiting asteroid.
Earth was once covered in giant mushrooms
VIDEO Mar 22, 2017Back when the tallest trees were only a few feet high, huge towers of fungus grew in excess of 8 meters.
Did Nepal earthquake shrink Mount Everest ?
Jan 25, 2017Scientists are set to launch a new expedition to find out if the world's tallest mountain has shrunk.
Great dane is crowned world's tallest dog
VIDEO Dec 31, 2016Despite starting out as the runt of the litter, four-year-old Freddy has grown to be 40.75 inches tall.
Bleak figures show giraffes face extinction
Dec 8, 2016The world's tallest animal has suffered a worrying decline in numbers over the last three decades.
World's tallest tropical tree discovered
Nov 15, 2016A tree measuring a whopping 309ft tall has been identified alongside 49 other runners-up in Borneo.
Norway is planning to give Finland a mountain
Jul 30, 2016The summit of Mount Halti could be gifted to Finland to celebrate 100 years of independence from Russia.
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