Enormous Athletes Who Shattered Records with Their Astounding Size

All in the Family

Manute had an extensive 11-year career in the NBA before heading into retirement. After he retired, he used his name to speak up for human rights and refugee aid in Sudan. His son, Bol, has recently joined the NBA. He’s not as tall as his dad, coming in at 7’2”, but he’s still an important shot-blocker!

The More You Know

Sixty percent of the World’s lakes (three million total) are located in Canada.
In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
Parts of the Great Wall of China were made with sticky rice.
An 11-year-old is responsible for naming Pluto.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.