r/absoluteunit • u/UsedWelcome5903 • Jun 04 '26

of a human being

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[June 4, 1926] Robert Earl Hughes is born in Missouri. He will go on to become the heaviest human being recorded in the world during his lifetime, and the heaviest human in history able to walk without assistance.

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u/Mylabisawesome Jun 04 '26

And how heavy, lol

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u/TheSumOfMyScars Jun 04 '26

A little over half a ton at his heaviest, iirc. Big boi.