8/2/2019 Infographic: World record humans

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SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGRAPHIC BY TARA CORRAN/QMI AGENCY

A Southern California woman gave birth to a healthy baby boy — weighing in at 13 pounds,14 ounces. While that’s a hefty baby, it by no means comes close to any epic records.

(But for the record, an average baby weighs about 6-8 lbs. at birth)

Source: Guiness World Records

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11.3 oz(320 g)

SHORTEST BABYNisa Juarez, UnitedStatesBorn: July 20, 2002Born 108 dayspremature

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MOST CHILDREN

DELIVERED AT A SINGLEBIRTH TO SURVIVENadya Suleman, United StatesJan. 26, 2009

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1,400 lb(635 kg)

TALLESTPERSON

Sultan Kosen,TurkeyBorn:

Dec. 1982Height:

8’1” (246.5 cm)

TALLESTWOMAN

Zeng Jinlian,ChinaBorn:

June 26, 1964Height: 8’1.75”

(248 cm)

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SHORTESTMAN

ChandraBahadur

Dangi,NepalHeight: 21.5”

(54.6 cm)

SHORTESTWOMAN (EVER)

Pauline MustersNetherlands

Born: Feb. 1876Height: 24”

(61 cm)

SHORTESTWOMAN

Jyoti Amge,IndiaBorn:

Dec. 18, 1993Height: 24.7”

(62.8 cm)

HEAVIEST BABYBaby Bates, United StatesBorn: Jan. 19, 1879

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23 lb12 oz(10.8 kg)

9.4 in.(24 cm)

30 in.(76 cm)

HEAVIEST MANJohn Brower Minnoch, United States

1941-83

Nadya (known as Octomom)gave birth to octuplets — sixboys and two girls. The babieswere conceived with the aid ofIn Vitro Fertilization (IVF)treatment and were nine weekspremature when they weredelivered by Caesareansection.

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OLDESTLIVINGPERSONBesse Cooper,GeorgiaAge: 115 years

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1963: He weighed 392 lbs. (178 kg)1966: He weighed 700 lbs. (317 kg)1976: He weighed 975 lbs. (442 kg)

1978: 1,400 lbs. (635 kg)

In order to get to University Hospital,Seattle, it took a dozen firemen and animprovized stretcher to move him from

his home to a ferry-boat. When hearrived at the hospital, saturated with

fluid and suering from heart andrespiratory failure, he was put in two

beds lashed together. It took13 people just to roll him over.

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Born to Giantess Anna Bates at

7’ 5.5” (2.27m tall). Baby Batesalso holds the record for

longest baby at 30” (76 cm).

The baby died 11 hours later.

LARGEST FEET EVERRobert Wadlow, USA

Wore US size 37AA shoes (UK size 36 orapproximately a European size 75),

equivalent to 18” (47 cm) long.Mr. Wadlow also holds the record

for largest hands ever.

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