The heaviest baby ever born weighed 23lb 12oz in Canada in 1879, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. But the baby, whose mother Anna Bates had giantism, died 11 hours later. The record for the heaviest, healthy baby in the world was a boy born in Italy in 1955, who weighed 22lb 8oz.
Cancers of the mouth, throat, voice box, and esophagus: Alcohol use clearly raises the risk of these cancers. Drinking and smoking together raises the risk of these cancers far more than the effects of either drinking or smoking alone.
Drinking alcohol regularly can increase the risk of 7 different cancers. 1  It is likely that different cancers are caused in different ways. Cancers linked to alcohol include: 2  Mouth cancer. 3  Pharyngeal cancer (upper throat) 4  Oesophageal cancer (food pipe) 5  Laryngeal cancer (voice box) 6  Breast cancer. 7  Bowel cancer. 8  Liver cancer.