Did you know that Sandra Elaine Allen was the tallest woman in the world during her lifetime according to Guinness World Records.[1][2] She was 7' 7¼ inches (232 cm) in height?
Did you know that Allen died on August 13, 2008, she was 53?
(June 18, 1955 – August 13, 2008)
Did you know that Allen died on August 13, 2008, she was 53?
(June 18, 1955 – August 13, 2008)
Did you know that Sandra Allen wrote a book entitled Cast A Giant Shadow, and appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records since 1976?
Did you know that Allen abnormal height of 7' 7¼ inches was due to a tumor in her pituitary gland that caused it to release growth hormone uncontrollably?
Did you know that at age 22, Allen underwent surgery for the condition of gigantism to stop her growth spirt?
Did you know that without the surgery Allen would have continued to grow pass 7' 7¼ inches and suffer from further medical problems?
Did you know that Sandy Allen appeared in the Academy Award-winning Italian film Il Casanova di Federico Fellini, and in a TV movie called Side Show, and in a Canadian/American documentary film called Being Different?
The New Zealand band Split Enz immortalized her in a song, "Hello Sandy Allen," released on their 1982 album Time and Tide.
Did you know that Allen used a wheelchair because her legs and back could not support her tall stature in a standing position?
Did you know that because she was bedridden due to gigantism, and consequently her muscles atrophied?
Did you know that Allen last years were spent in Shelbyville, Indiana in a retirement center, the same one as Edna Parker, the oldest living person in the world?
Did you know that many times of her death, many websites were incorrectly identifying Allen as the second tallest woman in the the world while Chinese woman Yao Defen as the tallest?
To see the world tallest man having a baby click here.
Did you know that Allen abnormal height of 7' 7¼ inches was due to a tumor in her pituitary gland that caused it to release growth hormone uncontrollably?
Did you know that at age 22, Allen underwent surgery for the condition of gigantism to stop her growth spirt?
Did you know that without the surgery Allen would have continued to grow pass 7' 7¼ inches and suffer from further medical problems?
Did you know that Sandy Allen appeared in the Academy Award-winning Italian film Il Casanova di Federico Fellini, and in a TV movie called Side Show, and in a Canadian/American documentary film called Being Different?The New Zealand band Split Enz immortalized her in a song, "Hello Sandy Allen," released on their 1982 album Time and Tide.
Did you know that Allen used a wheelchair because her legs and back could not support her tall stature in a standing position?Did you know that because she was bedridden due to gigantism, and consequently her muscles atrophied?
Did you know that Allen last years were spent in Shelbyville, Indiana in a retirement center, the same one as Edna Parker, the oldest living person in the world?
Did you know that many times of her death, many websites were incorrectly identifying Allen as the second tallest woman in the the world while Chinese woman Yao Defen as the tallest?
To see the world tallest man having a baby click here.
To see more about Bao Xishun click here.
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