It is this intellectual quality which gives it so large a place in universal history] Using the word in a somewhat broader sense, we may define the Renaissance as the reentrance into the world of that secular, inquiring, self-reliant spirit which characterized the life and culture of classical antiquity.
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 July 15, 1940) was a man who, to this day, is the tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.
He is the first tallest living person from two different countries. His height of 7 foot, 8.33 inches has been confirmed. In fact, in September 2012, an Australian version of 60 Minutes claimed that the man is now over 7.97 feet tall.