Jóhann Petursson, (1913-1984) a 7'8" (2.34M) 360 lb. (163kg) giant goes shoe shopping in this 1948 era newsreel.  What is a newsreel?  It's a short subject people saw at the movies.  What's a movie?  The thing people went to to see moving images before television. What is television? It's that thing people used to watch before the Internet came along. What is the Internet?  Your using it right now you idiot!

Features a great shot of his size 25 shoes and his giant hand.

Jóhann had a normal development till the age of 15 after which accelerated growth occurred. At the age of 17 he was very strong and could lift a lorry, but at the age of 20 he was weak and suffered from walking difficulties. During WWII he was forced to work in a Danish shipyard in Copenhagen. He retired to Florida in the 1950s. The tallest Icelandic man on record, Jóhann's home, his living trailer, vehicles, furniture, and clothing were constructed to accommodate his size.