Adam Rainer: The Dwarf Who Became a Giant

   / @houseofwondersyt   In 1917, the Austrian army rejected Adam Rainer for being too small to serve. Twenty years later, he was one of the tallest men on Earth — and still growing. Adam Rainer (1899–1950) is the only person in recorded history classified as both a dwarf and a giant. A tumor on his pituitary gland flooded his body with growth hormone and never let go — this is the true story of the army rejection, the decade of terrifying growth, the pioneering 1930 brain surgery, and the quiet end of a man whose body refused to stop changing. Sources & further reading: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13907... https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ra...