<img class="wp-image-117877 aligncenter" src="http://theinfong.com/wp-content/uploads/elchapo/2016/05/21/11.jpg" alt="11" width="462" height="330" /> Remember Andre the and Giant? I grew up watching him in my family's black and white television mesmerizing the the world with his unbelievable height and strength. At 7ft 4 inches, his size was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone. It also led to him being called "The Eighth Wonder of the World". 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Famous for always paying for his dinner parties (guests included), André caught Arnold Schwarzenegger trying to pay for his own dinner while shooting Conan the Destroyer. André picked Arnold up, deposited him back in his dining chair, and paid for the group's meal. <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qa_c5XTqV7g/V0BJ3IMJ2TI/AAAAAAAAeuA/buVUk5CxOZw7lWtzM_tHD89Ke_LHWzIwwCKgB/s1600/1.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qa_c5XTqV7g/V0BJ3IMJ2TI/AAAAAAAAeuA/buVUk5CxOZw7lWtzM_tHD89Ke_LHWzIwwCKgB/s1600/1.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> <div class="separator"></div> <!--nextpage--> 2. Andre meets professional boxer Bobby Chacon in 1979. <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UraQsSoeS84/V0BJ6F7SVJI/AAAAAAAAeuM/PJ2Oxo5nPxoLiIz9YEy5l-GuIw7kGTC9gCKgB/s1600/2.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UraQsSoeS84/V0BJ6F7SVJI/AAAAAAAAeuM/PJ2Oxo5nPxoLiIz9YEy5l-GuIw7kGTC9gCKgB/s1600/2.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> 3. Referred to unofficially as the "greatest drunk on Earth," André once allegedly drank over 150 beers in one sitting. Notice how his hand enfolds the can <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bD7RRmrixN8/V0BJ8vjEHuI/AAAAAAAAeuM/nHiQsUaZGP0vFxh-y9MDeI_f5b4RBdFTwCKgB/s1600/3.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bD7RRmrixN8/V0BJ8vjEHuI/AAAAAAAAeuM/nHiQsUaZGP0vFxh-y9MDeI_f5b4RBdFTwCKgB/s1600/3.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> <!--nextpage--> 4. André's size made most objects he interacted with look like toys. <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8MCuz4SNM2s/V0BKCJKVrSI/AAAAAAAAeuM/i-rdumYcEJM2eSdDgZb90hdqJI7cJrCVgCKgB/s1600/4.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8MCuz4SNM2s/V0BKCJKVrSI/AAAAAAAAeuM/i-rdumYcEJM2eSdDgZb90hdqJI7cJrCVgCKgB/s1600/4.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> 5. At 12, Andre had grown into a full blown man <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CgY2_sAvlvw/V0BKMi9s_OI/AAAAAAAAeuU/p0821ryZxq8tirp3cqmL--i1eDdrwqVewCKgB/s1600/5.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CgY2_sAvlvw/V0BKMi9s_OI/AAAAAAAAeuU/p0821ryZxq8tirp3cqmL--i1eDdrwqVewCKgB/s1600/5.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> <!--nextpage--> 6. André the Giant and Muhammad Ali compare hand sizes upon meeting in 1975. <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OQTP3v9JUkU/V0BKU-a5lpI/AAAAAAAAeuc/O3ZeoiQy5RAgbz1abHyV0lX66O-FfSrpACKgB/s1600/6.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OQTP3v9JUkU/V0BKU-a5lpI/AAAAAAAAeuc/O3ZeoiQy5RAgbz1abHyV0lX66O-FfSrpACKgB/s1600/6.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kfVYgTpR6po/V0BKZ-PCC1I/AAAAAAAAeuc/lJSUbZ_6dwcrurhisLTBqppEsr7IBNc8ACKgB/s1600/7.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kfVYgTpR6po/V0BKZ-PCC1I/AAAAAAAAeuc/lJSUbZ_6dwcrurhisLTBqppEsr7IBNc8ACKgB/s1600/7.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> <!--nextpage--> 8. André took center stage at the first ever WrestleMania held in 1985 at Madison Square Garden. <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4KsbuQGngRE/V0BKlRgcb8I/AAAAAAAAeuI/NEG5XiyGtjkXxRD5xiWS9muiaeP-Q8OyACKgB/s1600/8.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4KsbuQGngRE/V0BKlRgcb8I/AAAAAAAAeuI/NEG5XiyGtjkXxRD5xiWS9muiaeP-Q8OyACKgB/s1600/8.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> 9. Andre was taking some shots with his competitors before a wresling match <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8AQRYXdvXAw/V0BKqQ0LwHI/AAAAAAAAeuQ/BzRNWk6dY2YYOo5ChCQKJQP9tDB-_BVQACKgB/s1600/9.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8AQRYXdvXAw/V0BKqQ0LwHI/AAAAAAAAeuQ/BzRNWk6dY2YYOo5ChCQKJQP9tDB-_BVQACKgB/s1600/9.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> <!--nextpage--> 10. When visiting Japan, André was too tall to use the toilets. Instead, he had to use the bath tub. <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H3fmTCwUVJc/V0BKy-1vGYI/AAAAAAAAeuY/gJUyEIL-vUYWsMak14GfObDAupqc9bb5ACKgB/s1600/10.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H3fmTCwUVJc/V0BKy-1vGYI/AAAAAAAAeuY/gJUyEIL-vUYWsMak14GfObDAupqc9bb5ACKgB/s1600/10.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> 11. Nobody captured the wrestling world's imagination like André. <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--aweD-i3OWI/V0BLpDCd2XI/AAAAAAAAeuk/ke2dmmHm3-4AQ39AiPp3Bl5pzWlogzhZACLcB/s1600/11.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--aweD-i3OWI/V0BLpDCd2XI/AAAAAAAAeuk/ke2dmmHm3-4AQ39AiPp3Bl5pzWlogzhZACLcB/s1600/11.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> <!--nextpage--> 12. This photograph of André surrounded by women in towels was taken in 1966 during a fashion exhibit in Paris. <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-239Z79F50eU/V0BLqv_gk1I/AAAAAAAAeuo/7t_z0eii6BM2FqCjUFkpDqq_E9MlFJhkQCLcB/s1600/12.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-239Z79F50eU/V0BLqv_gk1I/AAAAAAAAeuo/7t_z0eii6BM2FqCjUFkpDqq_E9MlFJhkQCLcB/s1600/12.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>< 13. Later in life, issues with his back would force André to be less physical, but in his youth, his strength was legendary.<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E7rVEity6hw/V0BLu934c9I/AAAAAAAAeus/AcClwHFi3z4Dh9K_pTQpcR1R-uMsGDFhQCLcB/s1600/13.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E7rVEity6hw/V0BLu934c9I/AAAAAAAAeus/AcClwHFi3z4Dh9K_pTQpcR1R-uMsGDFhQCLcB/s1600/13.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> <!--nextpage--> 14. André starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Wilt Chamberlain in the 1984 movie Conan The Destroyer. Wilt was 7'1. <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HfEYZT_iPKw/V0BLzjwvJ2I/AAAAAAAAeuw/pqITqa5aqmgbpQ-K4flqsudLeMacy_vLwCLcB/s1600/14.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HfEYZT_iPKw/V0BLzjwvJ2I/AAAAAAAAeuw/pqITqa5aqmgbpQ-K4flqsudLeMacy_vLwCLcB/s1600/14.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> 15. André began wrestling at age 17 and from 1973 to 1987, was undefeated in the World Wrestling Federation. <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9JDYrchYa7c/V0BL4L6pQ2I/AAAAAAAAeu0/-68AdQz-I1A9_19OikCTACE6wKqsBT6BQCLcB/s1600/15.JPG"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9JDYrchYa7c/V0BL4L6pQ2I/AAAAAAAAeu0/-68AdQz-I1A9_19OikCTACE6wKqsBT6BQCLcB/s1600/15.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> While in Paris to attend his father's funeral, Andre died in his sleep of congestive heart failure on Jan. 27, 1993 at the age of 46. 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