European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Breaking the ice facts figures from guinness Good for starting conversations by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Robert Pershing Wadlow was born a half a Century too Early. If Wadlow were alive today National basketball association scouts would be frothing at the Mouth. Shaquille o Neal would be envious. Charles Barkley would probably take a vow of silence. Wadlow who towered at 8 feet 11 inches and tipped the Scales at 491 pounds died in 1940 at the age of 22, but his legacy lives on at London s guinness world of records exhibition in Trocadero in Piccadilly circus. Even the life sized mannequin of Wadlow cuts an imposing figure today with his custom made Cane. His head is just inches away from the replica ceiling of his Alton iii., Home. For the True trivia Buff London s guinness exhibition is two hours Well spent. From the Man who had 70,000 bees clinging to his face to the Park Ranger who had been struck by lightning seven times a trip to the guinness world of records exhibition will fill the lobe of your brain that stores useless information. A walk through the exhibition gives the guinness visitor a few conversation starters if nothing else. Like Shri n. Ravi of India set a record by standing on one leg for 34 consecutive hours. Between sept. 11 -15,1980, Jay Gwaltney ate 11 feet of a Birch tree 4.7 inches in diameter. Michel Lotito Monsieur Mang tout of Grenoble France can eat 2 pounds of Metal a Day. His diet since 1966 has included such items As 10 bicycles a grocery cart seven television sets six chandeliers a Cessna Light aircraft and a coffin. Forget Tommy Lasorda. Michael Hebranko of Brooklyn n.y., lost 688 pounds in two years. He dropped from 904 pounds to a modest 217 pounds. His Girth shrank from a 115-Inch Waist to a 36-Inch Waist. Chocolate fiends take heart. It can happen. More useless trivia to wow your friends with a sneeze can travel Down your nose at speeds of up to 103 Mph. Ruth Kirtles of Portland ore., gave birth to a daughter when she was 57 years old. Giovanni Vigliotto of new York holds the record for most bigamous marriages with 104. According to guinness researchers Vigliotto married four of his victims while on a trans Atlantic cruise. Other displays present the world s heaviest Man a 1,069-Pounderthe world s smallest woman just under 2 feet tall the world s oldest proven Man 120 years old and much More. The exhibition is divided into six sections the human world the animal world our planet Earth structures and machines the sports world and the world of entertainment. A moderately priced gift shop awaits the guinness visitor at the end of the tour where updated versions of the guinness world of records and several variation books can be bought at reasonable prices. Guinness is open from 10 to 10 daily except Christmas. Admission is 5 pounds about $8.30 for adults 3.20 pounds $5.30 for children. Family tickets Are 15 pounds $24.90 Are available. Vis tors at the guinness museum can walk through life size jaws of a Blue whale the world s largest animal. The guinness quiz Robert Pershing Wadlow stood 8 feet 11 inches tall. Test your knowledge of some of the world s greatest and strangest feats Courtesy of the guinness world of records exhibition in London s Piccadilly circus 1. The smallest Vinyl record Ever made was 2 inches in diameter. What song was on it 2. What movie won a record setting 11 oscars 3. Which movie Star played the most leading roles 4. The Sears Tower in Chicago is the tallest building in the United states at 1,454 feet 110 stories High. What is the tallest Man made Structure in the world 5. The first living organism in space was not a human. What was it answers 1. Cod save the King. 2. Ben Hur. 3. John Wayne with 142 leading roles. 4. The Warsaw radio Mast is the tallest Man made Structure in the world towering at 2,120.6 feet. 5. Leika a dog was on a soviet flight. Scoring 1-2 Correct you probably have better things to do with your life. 3-4 Correct you should get out More often. 5 Correct you Are in desperate need of a life. October 29, 1992 stripes Magazine 77