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Il Capitano (Italian: [il kapiˈtaːno]; lit. ' the Captain ') is one of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte. [1] He most probably was never a "Captain", but rather appropriated the name for himself. [2] Il Capitano uses bravado and excessive shows of manliness to hide his true cowardly nature. Engraving by Abraham Bosse.
For perspective, the average physically fit human is able to "lift/drag/carry" one's own body weight; up to double one's own body weight. Olympic weightlifters are near the limit of human potential, being nearly five or six times stronger than the average human, who will struggle to lift 100 lb (45 kg) over their head.
Keg toss – 15 kg (33 lb) over 7.77 metres (25 ft 6 in) (2024 Strongest Man on Earth) (World Record) [74] Hafþór also held the previous world record twice when he cleared 7.10 metres (23 ft 4 in), during 2015 Giants Live Sweden (Scandinavian Open) [95] [96] and 7.15 metres (23 ft 5 in), during 2016 World's Strongest Man Group 3 [97] [31]
The story of two young, Senegalese men running toward their dreams in Europe and, eventually, the U.S. was met with heavenly praise by the leader of the Catholic Church
Angus MacAskill (1825 – 8 August 1863) was a Scottish-born Canadian giant. In its 1981 edition the Guinness Book of World Records stated he was the strongest man, the tallest non-pathological giant and the largest true giant in recorded history at 7 feet 9 inches (2.36 m), he also had the largest chest measurements of any non-obese man at 80 inches (203 cm).
Turning his eye to stories of real-world hardship, Italy's Matteo Garrone ("Gomorrah") turns a teen's cross-continental journey into an epic of survival.
Jane Campion is championing Matteo Garrone’s “Io Capitano,” which is Italy’s Oscar-nominated contender for best international feature film. The movie narrates the Homeric journey of two ...
Based on his recorded feats, including lifting 500 pounds (227 kg) with one finger and backlifting 4,337 pounds (1,967 kg), former International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation chairman Ben Weider stated in 2000, that Cyr is the strongest man ever. [1]