World's tallest man marries in Mongolian ceremony


	World's tallest man marries in Mongolian ceremony

wiccantexan

7-12-2007 5:43 PM

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marriage, china, world record, love, ceremony, mongolia

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7-12-2007 5:51 PM

thunderscot

Did you see the article where they had him reach down into a dolphin's stomach to remove some plastic it ate, or something like that? Those were in my pre-Clipmarks days, but very interesting stuff.

7-12-2007 5:51 PM

wiccantexan

I saw that one - saved the dolphin's life.

7-19-2007 3:57 PM

ericskiff

You can tell they're very much in love - they make a great couple!

7-19-2007 10:11 PM

thunderscot

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