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TIL - The first known case of Gigantism is alleged to be that of King Sa-Nakht, who ruled in Egypt in the 3rd dynasty more than 4700 years ago. His height was around 6ft 1.6 inches (1.87m) while the average height for men around that time was 5ft 6 inches (1.7m)

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