The World's Tallest...It's Different Up There

Tonight we made a fire in the Franklin stove. How warm and cozy it was! Perfect time to watch TLC's "The World's Tallest People" and learn about the super tall.

Less than one percent of men are over 6'3". So like movie stars, these super tall are rare people.

Dave Rassmussen, of Milwaukee, is 7'3" He has an extra XXY chromosone, that's what makes him so huge. When he was 12, he was six feet tall. He's never had a bed that was long enough. He put a chair on the end to hold them up. His super size makes his chest so thin, he has only 60% of normal lung capacity, so he sometimes gets shortness of breath.

We learned the story of Tom Pitrowski, a seven footer from New Jersey. He was chased by hoop recruiters, and married a girl who was 5' 10." His dad, a barber named Stan, was 6'8" He played center for LaSalle, after dozens of recuiters begged him to join their teams and take their scholarships.

"Tallness is not a problem with us anymore, " said dad. Son too, though people approach him every time he goes outside, is happy with his size, he knows he's unique. But that's ok with him One time during a Halloween get together, when people were all walking around in costumes, Tom strode about without one. A man came up and began kicking his shins. "Ouch! he said. "Oh, uh, sorry, said the man, "I thought you were on stilts."