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NBA players Bogdan Bogdanović and Bojan Bogdanović are not related.

Giannis Antetokounmpo can grab the rim while his toes touch the ground.

Manute Bol was listed at 7'7" tall but only 200 pounds, giving him a BMI of less than 17.

Manute Bol came from the Dinka tribe of South Sudan who may be the tallest ethnic group in the world. According to Bol, his mother was 6'10" tall, his father 6'8", and his grandfather was an incredible 7'10", although others say that this was an exaggeration and the grandfather was only "well over 7 feet".

Manute Bol certainly did his part to raise the average height of the human race. He fathered 10 children, one of whom plays in the NBA (7'2" Bol Bol).