The story of Robert Wadlow, the tallest man who ever lived

[post_page_title]The dark side of fame[/post_page_title]
Of course, fame didn’t necessarily mean just the glitz and glamor of show business. There was also a much less pleasant side to his fame. People constantly gaping at him as he passed anywhere in public goes beyond saying, but it actually went farther than that.

Some people would pinch his legs, or even kick him in the shins, to make sure he wasn’t walking on stilts. Wadlow was characteristically reserved when discussing all this attention. When asked if it annoyed him that people stared, he dryly responded, “No, I just overlook them.”