Xi Shun - The World's Tallest Man

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Bao Xishun (also known as Xi Shun or "The Mast") (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Bào Xishùn) (born 1951) is a herdsman from Inner Mongolia, China, who is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest living man. Guinness World Records has returned the title of world’s tallest man back to him after Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk took over the title shortly. After Stadnyk refused to be measured under new guidelines, which required him to be independently measured by Guinness World Records’s adjudicators, the title was returned to Xishun. Bao Xishun, born in Inner Mongolia, measured at 236 centimeters (7 ft 8.95 in) tall at the Chifeng City Hospital. Two other men, Ajaz Ahmed and the late Vikas Uppal, have claimed to be over 8 feet tall,but these claims have not been independently verified. Bao suffers from rheumatism, although this has been attributed to his childhood habit of sleeping outdoors, rather than a height-linked disorder. Bao Xishun claims to have been of normal height until he was 16 when he experienced a growth spurt for unknown reasons and reached his present height seven years later. Bao served in the People's Liberation Army for three years, and played for the army basketball team until his rheumatism began to appear, leading to his discharge from the army.[2] Following this, he returned to Inner Mongolia to live with his mother.metre-long arms to reach into the dolphins' stomachs, to remove the plastic manually.The manager of the aquarium, the Royal Jidi Ocean World, confirmed, "When we failed to get the objects out we sought the help of Bao Xishun from Inner Mongolia and Following his mother's death when he was 40, however, he became withdrawn until he was offered a job as a greeter at a restaurant.[2] He quickly gained attention from the local media, who applied to Guinness World Records on his behalf. He was measured, and found to be 2 mm taller than the previous record holder, Radhouane Charbib. In December 2006, Bao Xishun was asked by eterinarians to assist them in removing shards of plastic from the stomachs of two dolphins.The dolphins had accidentally swallowed the shards, which had settled in their stomachs and caused a loss of appetite and depression.