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1928 QUIRKY: World's tallest man
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0:31Now PlayingDate: 16th April 1928
Location: England, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The highest human. Clifford Thompson aged 22 said to be world's tallest man stands 8 feet 4 inches in his socks
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Car pulls up and Clifford Thompson (world's tallest man at 8ft 4 ins) gets out and shakes hands with man then both walk away along street: Thompson along and into shop: Thompson standing beside shorter man: Thompson standing with his arms outstretched over four shorter men beside:
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