Leonid Stadnyk is believed to be the world's tallest man at 8ft 4 inches has died. He was just 44. The peasant farmer from the Ukrainian village of Podoliantsy, died on Sunday August 24th from a brain haemorrhage after health problems.
In his last interview, Leonid, who wears a talked about how his height was a curse, why he refused to be measured by the Guinness Book of World Records and also why he refused to get married
"To me, my height is a curse, a punishment from God, not something to celebrate. What sin I have committed, I do not know. All my life I have dreamed of being just like everyone else. I don't want or need the fame that this would bring so I have no desire to be in this Guinness book.
"I never got married because I don't want to inflict my problems on a wife. I think it would not be fair on her" he said.
At one point, his condition, called giganticism, left him growing at the rate of roughly a foot every 3 years. His feet measured 18 inches in length while his palms were more than a foot in diameter.
May his soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteNIGERIA CUSTOM AUCTION MOTORS!!! They sellall kind of tokunbo vehicles at a cheaper ratee.g toyota camry tiny light 2.2=300000, toyotasienna=400000, nissan murano=500000,nissan pathfinder=60000, toyotahighlander=6500000, toyota prado=700000,toyota rav4=40000, camry 2012=4500000,toyota yaris=350000, toyota matrix=300000,Range rover=1.5, Golf 4=200000, toyotaavalon=400000, toyota hiace hummerbus=300000, toyota corolla=370000 and lotsmore xclusive ones just contact MR EZE on(08168568228) address is located at lagosstate nigeria. Visit for more details based on theon-going car promo. Hurry! Hurry!! Hurry!!!
ReplyDelete