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Angus MacAskill
1863Aug, 8

Angus MacAskill

Angus MacAskill, Scottish-Canadian giant (b. 1825)
Angus MacAskill (1825 – 8 August 1863) was a Scottish-born Canadian giant. The 1981 Guinness Book of World Records says he is the strongest man who ever lived, tallest non-pathological giant in recorded history at 7 feet 9 inches (2.36 m) and had the largest chest measurements of any non-obese man at 80 inches (200 cm).

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