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Hugo's verified height is 1.99 metres at the withers, making him the newly recognised tallest living horse.
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How Big Is the World’s Tallest Living Horse? Meet Hugo

Hugo stands 1.99 metres at the withers and has been recognised as the world’s tallest living horse. Yet two famous horses from the past were even taller.

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The Soviet Union's Zond 5 landed in the Indian Ocean, becoming the first spacecraft to safely return to Earth after travelling around the Moon

In 1968, the Soviet Union's Zond 5 landed in the Indian Ocean, becoming the first spacecraft to safely return to Earth after travelling around the Moon.

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The Soviet Union's Zond 5 landed in the Indian Ocean, becoming the first spacecraft to safely return to Earth after travelling around the Moon
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