‘The World’s Strangest Married Couple’: Circus Life In The 1930s

Published on 06/14/2018
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Al “The Giant” and Jeanie “The Half Girl” Tomaini met and immediately fell in love. Quickly labeled “The World’s Strangest Married Couple,” the two led a very different life than most people:

Al Tomaini

Aurelio “Al” Tomaini was once the world’s tallest man. He was born in New Jersey on February 15, 1912. He was just one of 7 children! It was apparent pretty early on he was very different than his siblings.

Aurelio Al Tomaini

Aurelio Al Tomaini

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By the time he was just 12 years old, he outgrew his father, Santo, who was 6 feet and 3 inches tall!

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