Speaker 1: Standing at eight ft two inches tall, Charles Burne was
Speaker 1: the tallest man in the world. In fact, it earned
Speaker 1: him the nickname the Irish Giant. As you'd imagine, when
Speaker 1: Charles arrived in London in seventeen eighty two, he caused
Speaker 1: quite a stir. There was great curiosity about his height,
Speaker 1: and he was even presented before the Royal Society in
Speaker 1: a game of good natured speculation. How they wondered had
Speaker 1: he grown so tall. But by May the following year,
Speaker 1: death came calling for Charles in the form of tuberculosis,
Speaker 1: and while most people were ready to mourn his passing,
Speaker 1: one man was plotting with gleeful excitement, for a chance
Speaker 1: to dissect the Irish giants remains. This January, Grim and
Speaker 1: Mild Presents will shift focus from the great wide world
Speaker 1: around us to the universe inside us, all in a
Speaker 1: journey that will span thousands of years and countless borders.
Speaker 1: We plan to unpack the dark and twisted history of
Speaker 1: healing medicine, from the blood in our veins to the
Speaker 1: search for eternal life, and everything in between. This is
Speaker 1: your chance to learn just how miraculous it is that
Speaker 1: we understand so much about the human body and why
Speaker 1: many of those discoveries almost never happened. So wash your hands,
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