Joe Rogan Experience #2566 - Cody Tucker · Aired Oct 15, 2026
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The tallest person in recorded history died from an infection caused by nails in his specially made shoes.
The finding
What the evidence shows
Cody tentatively recalls an infection from shoe nails. Guinness identifies an infected ankle blister caused by a poorly fitted leg brace. The infection is real; the stated source of the wound is wrong. Their later pituitary-disorder correction does not correct the shoe-nail detail.
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Quick answer
Is it true that the tallest person in recorded history died from an infection caused by nails in his specially made shoes?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Cody tentatively recalls an infection from shoe nails. Guinness identifies an infected ankle blister caused by a poorly fitted leg brace. Cody Tucker said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2566 - Cody Tucker, aired Oct 15, 2026, at 1:14:41. The supporting source is guinnessworldrecords.com, linked below.
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