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yurt stories: 2 news summaries

Surfer Dude's Theory of Everything May School Science

Yurt-dweller rivets
the establishment

Nov 11, 09 8:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Science needs more people like Garrett Lisi, writes Roger Highfield at the Daily Telegraph . Lisi kitesurfs on Maui, lives in a yurt, snowboards at Tahoe—and has wowed physicists with his "theory of everything." The surfer dude scientist claims to have solved the biggest problem in physics by... More »

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physics • yurt • scientists • snowboarding • surfers • Garrett Lisi

World's Tallest Man Weds, But Wife Doesn't Measure Up

Mongolian marries
5'6" hometown honey

Jul 12, 07 5:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 7-foot, 9-inch livestock herder from Inner Mongolia has tied the knot with a saleswoman two-thirds his height and almost half his age. Bao Xishun, 56, and Xia Shujuan, 29, had a traditional Mongolian ceremony and extravagant reception, and some 15 businesses looking to get in on the publicity sponsored... More »

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China • Inner Mongolia • marriage • wedding • tallest man in the world • tall • height • Bao Xishun • lamb • yurt • herdsman

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