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Bao Xishun, 56, a 2.36-metre (7 ft, 7 inches) herdsman listed by the Guinness World Records as the tallest living man, and his bride, Xia Shujuan, 29, 1.68 metres (5 ft., 5 inches), take part in an Erdos Wedding Ceremony at Genghis Khan's Mausoleum, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region July 12, 2007. [Newsphoto]

By CLAIRE BATES - More by this author » Last updated at 16:53pm on 13th July 2007 Comments (4) In terms of height they are worlds apart. The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun today shook hands with He Pingping who claims to be Earth's shortest. But these two men actually hail from the same region of Inner Mongolia. Read more... World's tallest man sweeps bride off her feet at traditional Mongolian wedding Scroll down for more... Mr Xishun shakes hands with Mr Ping Ping While Mr Xishun, 56, towers above everyone at an astonishing 7.9ft, 19-year-old Mr Pingping is a...

WHY THE CLINTONS FAILED "TO CAPTURE OR KILL THE TALLEST MAN IN AFGHANISTAN"(DID THEY REALLY WANT TO TAKE HIM OUT ANYWAY?)by Mia t, 2.15.06< "You cannot explain to me why we have not captured or killed the tallest man in Afghanistan." hear hillary clinton "You know... the job which we should have done 1... which should have been our primary focus, to find [you know] bin Laden and eliminate al Qaeda." hear hillary clintonSaturday, Jan. 28, 2006 Chitchat with Jane Pauley San Francisco, CA "Mr. bin Laden used to live in Sudan. He was expelled from Saudi Arabia in...