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I now pronounce you world's tallest man and wife

Article from: Chicago Sun-Times Article date: July 13, 2007

BEIJING -- The world's tallest man married a woman who's two- thirds his height and half his age, holding a traditional Mongolian ceremony Thursday.

Bao Xishun, a 7-foot-9 herdsman from Inner Mongolia, met his bride earlier this year after searching high and low, sending advertisements around the world. It turns out he didn't have to look far -- saleswoman Xia Shujian hails from his hometown.

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