Enormous Athletes Who Shattered Records with Their Astounding Size

Wrestler and Actor

Not only was Andre a great wrestler, but he was known for his acting, too. Most people nowadays would know him best as Fezzik in The Princess Bride. After an extensive career and whirlwind life (including alcoholic tendencies and notorious absentee parenting to his daughter), he passed away in 1993 at the age of 46 due to congestive heart failure.

The More You Know

The Guinness brewery supported all of it's employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.
Wilt Chamberlain is in the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
The first TV commercial didn't air until the 1940s.

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