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Getting his head into the Games — quite literally

While most Olympic supporters are happy to wave their national flag or maybe paint their face in their national colours, one Chinese man is going a bit further — sticking over 200 miniature flagpoles into his head. Wen Shengchu, a 58-year-old doctor... ...full story at Countdown to Beijing

from Countdown to Beijing on Sun, Jul 13 2008

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