Giants have been part of history and mythology all over the world. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what giants are, how big humans can get, what's responsible for giants, and the report of giant people in legends and the Bible.AI-powered
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Giants! (Biblical Giants, Goliath, Nephilim, Tallest Man Ever, Robert Wadlow)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
The Potstam Giants
The Potstam Giants were a military regiment that formed in 1675, it was founded by King Frederick William I of Prussia. They lasted for 130 years until 1806 when they were disbanded. To be a member you had to be at least 6 feet 2 inches tall, which is tall even for today. The official name for the unit was the Potstammer Reason Guarda, but ordinary people nicknamed them the Langa Carla, or Long Fellows.
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