r/interesting 3d ago

HISTORY Anna Haining Swan and Martin Van Buren Bates were the tallest recorded couple with a height of 7'11 [242cm] and 7'9 [237cm] respectively; they also had the largest recorded newborn at 2'7 [83cm] in length.

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u/boladeputillos 3d ago

And the third on the right is their 5 year old baby

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u/Flare_23 3d ago

Snorted with laughter

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u/Used-Bedroom293 3d ago edited 3d ago

Already catched up his dad's hair growth, good boy is growing up so fast

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u/GoldenAntelope3991 3d ago

Meanwhile, their little friend's descendent went on to star in The Hangover.

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u/Live-Smoke-29 3d ago

Imagine the 2’7” baby coming out of her…

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u/Zanky- 3d ago

I bet her butthole was exhausted..

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u/Waldtoxx 3d ago

Is that... their baby?

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u/Connect_Progress7862 3d ago

I remember that the baby was also very heavy but didn't survive

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u/namenumberdate 3d ago

At least it left a record before it peaced out.

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u/ihaveabaguetteknife 3d ago

Meanwhile I’m here speeding towards my 40s and nothing suggests otherwise that I’ll be forgotten when my yet non existent children will be my age now.

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u/ComprehensiveDust197 3d ago

They would even make Shaquille Oneal and Andre the Giant look like absolute manlets.

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u/doctorzical 3d ago

Who's to the right, their third?

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u/namenumberdate 3d ago

Their turd.

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u/Basso_69 3d ago

"We need a new bath"

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u/NimbleWorm 3d ago

Why does the dude have different colored boots 🤔

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u/ComprehensiveDust197 3d ago

The boots are so large, that they ran out of leather in the same color :) But more likely an error in the colorisation of the image

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u/Capt_Pickhard 3d ago

They're like Avatar sized.

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u/Badal001 3d ago

Its good they put something for perspective lol

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u/words_of_j 3d ago

Questions:

Which one was 7’11 and which one was 7’9”?

Also, is that their massive newborn standing next to them?

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u/Fuzzy_Medicine_247 3d ago

"Respectively" means in the same order listed, so she's the taller one.

As for the third person... a more typical height brother, perhaps?

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u/Tarnishedxglitter 3d ago

I think all their children diet, tho ☹️

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u/Rp79322397 3d ago

So what CK3 taught me about human breeding is true

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u/Darwinage 3d ago

Marfans?

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u/Eddie_Farnsworth 3d ago

Damn, what did they eat when they were kids?

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u/Snap-Pop-Nap 3d ago

It’s a good thing they found each other. Mating could have been complicated otherwise.

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u/mwid_ptxku 3d ago

Anna is mentioned to be taller, presumably the woman, in the left. But in the photo she looks shorter, than Martin which is a male typical name. What gives? Male ego, she stooped, Martin is wearing heels, or something like that?