Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk was a Ukrainian man who claimed to have stood at 8 feet 5 inches or 2.57 meters tall.
A house of cards is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other pyramidally. "House of cards" is also an expression that dates back to 1645 meaning a structure or argument built on a shaky foundation or one that will collapse if a necessary element is removed. Structures built by layering in this way, such as Stonehenge, are referred to as "house of cards architecture", which dates back to the Cyclopean and Megalithic ages. The origin of the phrase is debated to be from the 18th century England but some believe that it has an American base.
Sun Mingming is a former Chinese professional basketball player and actor. He is the tallest professional basketball player in the world, and was measured by the Guinness World Records as 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) tall.
Sandra Elaine Allen was an American woman recognized as the tallest woman in the world during her life according to the Guinness World Records. She was 7 feet 7 inches (231 cm) tall.
Xishun Bao is a herdsman from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China, recognized by Guinness World Records as one of the world's tallest living men. He was formerly certified as the tallest living man by the Guinness World Records. However, on September 17, 2009, Sultan Kösen overtook Bao Xishun as the tallest living man.
Elaine Davidson C is the "Most Pierced Woman" according to the Guinness World Records.
Sultan Kösen is a Kurd from Turkey who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 centimetres. His growth resulted from the condition acromegaly, caused by a tumour affecting his pituitary gland. Due to his condition, he uses crutches in order to walk.
Zhao Liang is a circus performer from Henan in China. In April 2009, doctors in Tianjin measured his height at 2.467 m. If confirmed, this would make him the second tallest living person after Sultan Kösen, but taller than previous record holder Bao Xishun who has been measured by the Guinness World Records as 2.36 m. Leonid Stadnyk, reported to be 2.57 m tall, briefly held the title, but was disqualified due to his refusal to be measured.
Immaculate Aheu Deng is a beauty queen and fashion model from South Sudan. She won the title of Miss Earth South Sudan 2009 at the annual beauty pageant, organized by South Sudan's Ministry of Tourism and Beauties of Africa Inc, the exclusive franchise holder.
Otto, also known as Otto Jones, was a male dachshund-terrier cross who, from October 2009 at 20 years and 8 months, was said at the time to hold the Guinness World Record as the world's oldest living dog until his death in January 2010.
Titan was an American male white Great Dane who was a holder of the Guinness World Record as the world's tallest dog. His official height was 107.3 centimetres (42.2 in) from the floor to his shoulder. The previous holder was another Great Dane, Gibson who measured 107.2 centimetres (42.2 in), and died in August 2009. During the nomination process, Titan, who suffered from several health conditions, fought off competition from a Newfoundland from North Dakota and another Great Dane, from Arizona. On February 22, 2010 Titan was dethroned as world's tallest dog by Giant George, a Great Dane from Arizona.
Giant George was a blue Great Dane previously recognised as the world's tallest living dog, and the tallest dog ever by Guinness World Records. There were originally conflicting media reports regarding his height, but the official measurement showed that he was three-quarters of an inch taller than the previous record holder, Titan and an inch shorter than the subsequent record holder, Zeus. His records were announced as he appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in February 2010.
Brahim Takioullah is a Moroccan man who formerly held the Guinness World Record for largest feet and is officially the second-tallest living person.
Romulus is the world's tallest living donkey, as certified by the Guinness World Records. He is just over 2 2/3 times as tall as KneeHi, the Guinness World Record holder for shortest donkey. He is owned by Phil and Cara Barker Yellott of Adrian, Michigan. Romulus is an American Mammoth Jackstock gelding. Gurjarromulus has a brother Remus, who is just 2 inches (50.8 mm) shorter.
Wilco is a Dutch masculine given name, combining "Wil" from Willem ("William") and the -co or -ko ending common for nicknames in the province of Groningen. The name became relatively popular in the Netherlands after 1960. An alternative spelling is Wilko. People with the name include:
Freddy is a Great Dane from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom, known for being crowned as the world’s tallest living dog by the Guinness Book of World Records, taking the title from the previous record holder, Zeus, who was the tallest dog ever.
