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Lewis Moynihan & Liam McInerney

Real life Popeye 'scares strangers' who spot his gigantic arms

A real life 'Popeye' claims that he 'scares strangers' who 'freeze' upon spotting his gigantic arms. Jeff Dabe, 59, was given the nickname after the cartoon character in school due to his his whopper arms and hands.

The arm wrestling champion from Minnesota, US, says he is often gawked at by strangers too afraid to speak. The Daily Star reports that even as a baby Jeff was enormous and his parents took him to the doctors to check for abnormalities.

He has since been tested for gigantism and elephantiasis, but his huge limbs and his 49cm circumference of forearms are unexplainable. The grandfather admits his huge physique can often make people intimidated when they meet him in person.

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