Tag Archives: Height

Teen With Dwarfism Who Had Height Surgery Reveals Jaw-Dropping Look At 31

Teen With Dwarfism Who Had Height Surgery Reveals Jaw-Dropping Look At 31

A Maryland native who was born with dwarfism and endured painful months-long limb-lengthening procedures is using her experience (and new look) to raise awareness for the genetic disorder. Chandler Crews, 31, who heads up the nonprofit Chandler Project, tells a heartrending tale of expecting to grow up and be just like her sister, but was sorely disappointed. Highlights Chandler Crews, …

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A fire is burning in one of the world’s tallest trees. It may lower the tree’s standing in global height rankings.

A fire is burning in one of the world’s tallest trees. It may lower the tree’s standing in global height rankings.

Portland, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire burning in one of the world’s tallest trees, near the state’s southern coast. The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over 325 feet tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has been burning since Saturday in Coos County in Oregon’s Coast Range. An infrared drone …

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