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Photo: Francinaldo da Silva Carvalho proposes to Brazil's tallest teen, Elisany da Cruz Silva, on the beach in Salinopolis, Brazil. Elisany - who is 2.03 meters tall - was delighted when Francinaldo - who is 1.63 meters tall - went down on one knee while the pair took a romantic stroll on the beach.

Buzzword: "Walking cabbages" describes lonely teenagers in China who struggle to find friends. These misanthropes have taken to befriending the vegetables as the perfect, undemanding companion. Many have been "walking" their cabbages in public as a way to battle loneliness and possibly meet someone new - using their pets as a way to start up conversations with each other.