Giant Facts

The world's tallest man ever recorded, Robert Wadlow, reached 8 feet 11.1 inches and was still growing when he died at age 22.

The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.

There is a species of clam that can grow up to four feet long and weigh up to 500 pounds.

The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.

About 60 million years ago, a species of turtle called Carbonemys cofrinii was so large and had such powerful jaws that it could have devoured crocodiles.

Giant river otters still exist in three remote river systems in South America. They can grow to almost 6 feet in length, hunt in packs, and even take on caimans.

A species of earthworm in Australia grows up to 10 feet in length.

Adam Rainer is the only person in recorded history to have been classified as both a dwarf and a giant. At age 21, he stood just 3 feet 10.5 inches tall. Due to a pituitary tumor that caused acromegaly, he grew rapidly and reached 7 feet 1.75 inches by the time he died at age 51 in 1950.

Ralph, the world's largest bunny, weighs 55 pounds and eats $90 worth of food a week.

The biggest burger in Britain, dubbed the 'Apocalypse Burger', is a mammoth 25,000 calories, weighs 11kg (25lb) and contains £150 (around $233 USD) worth of ingredients.