The tropical rainforest biome is an ecosystem that covers about 7% of the Earthâs surface. They are found all over the world but the majority of the tropical rainforest lies in South America in Brazil. The weather in the tropical rainforest is rainy yet pleasant all year round, day or night.
The tallest man living is Sultan KÃ¶sen (Turkey, b.10 December 1982) who measured 251 cm (8 ft 2.8 in) in Ankara, Turkey, on 08 February 2011. The part-time farmer was the first man over 8 ft (2.43 m) to be measured by Guinness World Records in over 20 years.
For our 60th anniversary, we looked back over the years at the tallest men, from Robert Wadlow to Sultan Kosen (tallest living man at 8ft 3in). In the video below, Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday explains how this category is one of our most iconic, featuring archive footage and interviews with medical experts and celebrities.