Neatorama » Andre the Giant http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:25:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Andre The Giant Holding a Can of Beer http://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/25/andre-the-giant-holding-a-can-of-beer/ http://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/25/andre-the-giant-holding-a-can-of-beer/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:30:34 +0000 Alex http://www.neatorama.com/?p=59732

That's not a tiny can of beer. That's actually a normal sized 12 oz. can of Molson. The huge hand belongs to André the Giant: Link

And you know what goes great with beer? Peanuts. Anybody want a peanut?

See also: Movie Trivia: The Princess Bride

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Ten years ago, Tanya Angus was 5’11" tall and living in Michigan when she began to get migraine headaches and noticed her shoes did not fit.  Not only did her condition worsen, but she started to grow and her voice got deeper.  After several doctors thought she was making up her symptoms, her mother took Tanya to her childhood pediatrician who finally diagnosed her illness.

Tanya suffers from a rare condition called acromegaly, where excessive amounts of growth hormone are released.  Andre the Giant was a famous sufferer, as was Richard Keil who portrayed the famous villain "Jaws" in the James Bond movies. 

In Tanya’s case, a tumor wrapped itself around her pituitary gland, causing her condition.  Unfortunately, despite several surgeries and medication, it has failed to stop the release of growth hormone.  Today Tanya is a staggering 6’6" (2.0 m) and 480 pounds (218 kg), and still growing.



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