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New rules make China's Bao world's tallest again NEW YORK (Reuters) - Guinness World Records has returned the title of world's tallest man to China's Bao Xishun after Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk refused to be measured under new guidelines.   Nations:Ukraine U.S. China   Source:(Reuters)   2008-08-20 Tallest US man is 7-foot-8 Va. deputy To all those people who blurt out "Wow, you're tall!" as they stare up at George Bell: He knows. And now, the world will know, too. The lanky, 7-foot-8 Norfolk sheriff's deputy is being recognized Thursday by Guinness World Records as the Tallest Man in the United States.   Nations:Ukraine U.S.   People:Yao Ming   2007-11-08 The French Are Getting Taller and Fatter Memo to fashion designers: The French aren't quite as thin as you might think. French men and women are getting taller and heavier, and the average woman in France has gone up a dress size since 1970, according to a major fashion industry study released Thursday that measured about 12,000 people nationwide using 3-D imaging.   Nations:Brazil Japan France China   2006-02-02 Headlines New rules make China's Bao world's tallest again 2008-08-20 Tallest US man is 7-foot-8 Va. deputy 2007-11-08 The French Are Getting Taller and Fatter 2006-02-02 Most-viewed Tallest US man is 7-foot-8 Va. deputy 2007-11-08

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