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[–] treepunchingprincess ago 

Is there any info on the king's height? I know it's a trope that everyone before 1900 was 3' / 1m tall but I'd like run the BMI numbers.

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[–] clockworkgirl21 [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

6'2, according to his armor measurements.

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[–] krck ago 

I just realized what a happy buble I live in. I could not just walk outside and see a couple of 400 pounders. I am not even sure if I've ever seen anyone that fat in person.

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[–] Fattiesaremean 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Lucky

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[–] turnonce 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Damn... Must have been shitty for the last wife, Catherine Parr, who probably saw the worst of him.

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[–] BigBonesDontJiggle 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Where the fuck do you live that you see a 400lb person every day? I don't even see a 280lb person every day.

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[–] BunnytheSlayer 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Come to the midwest. It's a fucking freakshow here.

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[–] Fattiesaremean 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Come to West Virginia, home of the greasiest ham planets known to man.

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[–] FatJavalina 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I would imagine the deep south.

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[–] bababastard 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Can confirm, am in Georgia. I don't go out much at all, and even I see my share of 400-pounders. It's not an everyday thing, but I pretty much only go to the grocery store and the gym. On the rare occasion I go out to eat, there are more fat people than healthy ones. 250 is a fair guess for an average weight, 300 is still pretty common. 400 isn't so rare that it's surprising when I see it.

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[–] Teehee134 ago 

...That is so fucking scary. :(

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[–] hypercat ago 

Now we have enough fats to have our choice of people on "My 600 lb life". How sad is that that the fattest man in history for hundreds of years is now not even close to everyday planets.

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[–] shittywok 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

Henry VIII had a rotting leg from a jousting accident - back then they thought it was best to keep reopening the wound instead of letting it heal. Apparently the smell of rotting flesh plus neverending putrid pus leaking from the wound made him smell vile all the time. Many historians think the accident caused brain damage as well because this was the start of his murdering phase. He also had leg ulcers. It's a pity, in his youth (he became King at the age of 18) he was known for being a fine athlete who would get up at 4am every day for hunting. He beheaded Anne Boleyn barely six months after that jousting accident.

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[–] Stalker42 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

If you were the artist would you paint a king with a reputation for executions in all his lard beast glory?

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