The world’s tallest man
Sultan Kosen and others from Ripley’s Believe It or Not! step up to help
Miss Mamaew who is already 1.9 m tall.
Theerarat
Suthathiwong
The world’s tallest man stepped up to help a rapidly
growing Thai girl at Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’s 17th anniversary
celebration.
Sultan Kosen, who stands 2.51 m. (8 ft. 3 in.) tall,
appeared with seven “Thai human wonders” at the South Pattaya tourist
attraction June 9. A victim of a pituitary gland tumor, Kosen, 29,
recently received treatment that stopped the out-of-control growth that
added two inches to his height since 2009.
Kosen’s appeared to help raise money for Miss Mamaew
of Phitsanulok whose height has already reached 1.9 m.
Among the Thai human oddities Ripley’s put on display
were “Wolf Girl” Malee Duangdee, who holds the Guinness Book of World
Records title for longest body hair; “Scorpion Queen” Kanchana Ketkaew,
“Centipede King” Bunthawee Siengwong, and others branded with such
titles as the “Human Penguin”, “Uncle Steel Hand” and the “Snake King”.
All the unique characters took turns cutting the
anniversary cake while accepting donations for the Phitsanulok girl.
Kosen said this was his first time in Thailand and
thought both the country and its women beautiful. He said he wouldn’t
see much more than Pattaya, however, due to his busy global travel
schedule.
