Adam Rainer
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'''Adam Rainer''' ([[1899]]–[[4 March]] [[1950]]), of [[Austria]], is the only man in recorded human history ever to have been both a [[dwarf]] and a [[gigantism|giant]]. In 1920 at the age of 21, Adam Rainer was measured at 1.18m [3ft 10.5 inches]. Then for unknown reasons he had a dramatic 1 metre growth spurt so that by 1931 he had reached a height of 2.18 (7ft 1.75 inches). As a result of his extreme [[growth]] he became bed-ridden for the rest of his life. When he died in 1950 he had reached an incredible height of 2.34 metres (7ft 8 inches), growing 46 inches during his adult years. [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0553587129 Guinness World Records 2004]
==External links==
*[http://www.shortsupport.org/cgi/whowho_bio.cgi?seq=158&orderby=name&direction=ASC Short persons support]
*[http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=239#more-239 Article at Damn Interesting]
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7754427 Find a GraveS]
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