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The world’s tallest man.

Devin Walk 12 December 2018 0

Known as the “Alton Giant,” Robert Wadlow from Alton, IL, reached a towering height of 8ft 11”. Wadlow suffered from...

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The Dragon of the Mississippi River

Devin Walk 5 November 2018 0

The Piasa Bird, was a mythological bird-like creature preying along the Mississippi River. It could latch onto deer with its...

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