Thomas Hasler (born 1851 near Gmund am Tegernsee, died 1876) became well known as the Tegernsee Giant. Hasler developed normal both physical and mental, until he was 9 years old and a kick of a horse hit him in the face. From that moment on he experienced an abnormal growth, which lead to him leaving school at 11 years old because with his size he could not fit in the schoolfurniture. Later in life he was expelled from games like ten pin bowling because of his impressive strength. Regularly, he would destroy the pins.