5 d. ago 6ft 8in woman who is part of the world's tallest family lays bare the brutal downsides to her height

Savanna Rae Trapp-Blanchfield, from Minnesota, admitted that there's a lot of drawbacks to being so big - ranging from constantly hitting her head to not being able to fit in clothes or in cars.

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2 w. ago World's tallest teenager finally makes college basketball debut and comically towers over every opponent

Rioux, who stands at 7 foot 9 inches tall, stepped onto the court for the first time in Florida colors during their 104-64 win over North Florida on Thursday evening.

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2 w. ago World's tallest bridge opens and cuts journey times from 2 hours to minutes

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in China has been officially opened and is now the highest bridge in the world - reducing the journey time for locals from two hours to just two minutes

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2 w. ago Florida’s 7ft 9in Oliver Rioux becomes tallest player in college basketball history

World’s tallest teenager debuts for national champsRioux, 19, plays two minutes in Florida’s 104-64 winFlorida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get 7ft 9in center Olivier Rioux in the game.Golden relented with 2:09 to play – and made history in the process – after chants of “We Want Ollie” swept through the O’Connell Center. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World's tallest and longest hedge found in Scotland seen in autumn colours

It has been named the biggest on Earth by the Guinness World Records.

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3 w. ago Sagrada Familia is now the world's tallest church: New photos show central tower being lifted into place

The masterwork of architect Antoni Gaudí now rises to 534 feet above the city, the church said in a statement.

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3 w. ago Four feet higher and rising: Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes world’s tallest church

Antoni Gaudí’s masterwork is still under construction but now stands taller than Ulm Minster in southern GermanyBarcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica became the world’s tallest church on Thursday after a part of its central tower was lifted into place.The masterwork of the architect Antoni Gaudí now rises to 162.91 metres (534ft 8in) above the city, the church said in a statement. That beats the spire of Ulm Minster in Germany, which tops out at 161.53 metres. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gothic church loses title of world’s tallest to Spanish rival

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica now rises to 162.91 meters above the city

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3 w. ago ‘Bungee jumpers’ to leap from world’s tallest bridge WITHOUT a rope in latest horror attraction at 2,000ft

CHINA has unveiled plans for a new extreme attraction that lets jumpers leap more than 2,000ft from the world’s highest bridge without a rope. The “rope-free” bungee jump from the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou province has sparked both fascination and alarm. Videos from test runs show 100- and 200-pound sandbags dropped into a...

Events

3 w. ago Landmark Glasgow cinema billed as world’s tallest gets new owner and opening date

“The Renfrew Street cinema is one of Glasgow’s most iconic cultural landmarks and a cornerstone of the wider UK cinema industry” – Paul John Anderson, Omniplex Cinemas

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4 w. ago Completion date for the world's tallest building is finally revealed

After a seven-year hiatus, construction on the world's tallest building in Saudi Arabia has resumed - and its completion date has finally been announced. 

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