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Some people aspire to greatness in athletics. Others reach for the pinnacle of achievement in the arts. Kazuhiro Watanabe has the world record for the tallest mohawk. A couple of days ago, Mr. Wantanabe appeared in Washington Square Park in New York City, the geographical and emotional center of NYU, where my son is a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8681],"tags":[17063],"class_list":["post-4588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-bit-of-fun","tag-mohawk"],"yoast_head":"\n
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Kazuhiro Watanabe has the world record for the tallest mohawk.<\/p>\n