World's Tallest Man


I saw this and thought that it was quite interesting - it also upsets the stereotype of Asians being quite tiny.

Reuters/Sheng Li
Bao Xishun, a herdsman listed by the Guinness World Records as the tallest living man at seven-feet, nine-inches tall, walks with his bride, Xia Shujuan, at a park in Chifeng, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on July 2, 2007. The couple was married in March and will hold a wedding ceremony in July.

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