The Hand Of The Tallest Man In The World

Ukrainian Leonid Stadnik stands approximately 8 feet 5 inches tall. But Guinness refuses to recognize him because he won't submit to an official measurement.

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He lives in the village of Podolyantsy.

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One of his shoes, specially made of course.

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His palm is over a foot long.

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Meeting Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych.

UPDATE: It's former president Viktor Yushchenko.

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He weighs 440 lbs.

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According to English Russia, the 51-year-old Stadnik had a brain tumor removed when he was 12, and that's when he started to grow abnormally. They say he is still growing...

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See many more photos of Stadnik @ English Russia.