Meet The World's Tallest Man And His Bride

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

Bao Xishun, a 7-foot-9 herdsman from Inner Mongolia, met his bride earlier this year after searching high and low. It turns out he didn't have to look far � the 5-foot-6 saleswoman Xia Shujian was from his hometown.

Although, the groom did not kowtow to his parents and in-laws after the wedding because of his extraordinary height and arthritis in his knees

Bao was confirmed last year by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest person. He said his growth was normal until age 16, when a growth spurt shot him up to his current height within seven years.

Bao was also in the news last December after he used his long arms to save two dolphins by pulling plastic out of their stomachs.

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