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World’s Tallest Man Saves Pair of Dolphins

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Bao xishun, at seven feet nine inches, is said to be the world’s tallest man. But that’s not the item. The item is that he was called in by a veterinarian to save a couple of dolphins that had swallowed some sort of plastic. Using his extremely long arms, Bao reached into the dolphins’ stomachs and retrieved the offending items.

UPDATE: Bao Xishun was married on 24 March 2007. I’ve posted a photo of the wedding here.


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Comment from annexensen
Time: December 14, 2006, 11:43 pm

That is so amazing! I see hes the tallest man by 0.2cm according to Guinness!

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Time: July 15, 2007, 11:22 am

[...] wrote before about Bao Xishun, called the world’s tallest man, helping to rescue a pair of dolphins. Earlier this year, Bao, who was born in 1951 in Inner Mongolia, was married to Xia Shujian, a [...]

Comment from Shahid
Time: July 26, 2007, 10:00 am

I wish to grow really tall… i rekon it looks really good… I would like for you to help me answer this question. What would you advise me to do and which things would you advise me to eat to grow tall?

Comment from xensen
Time: July 26, 2007, 5:18 pm

Shahid, the best thing you can do if you want to be tall is to move to the Netherlands.

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