Zuma, 70, tied the knot with Bongi Ngema in a traditional ceremony Friday in the town of Nkandla.

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All ages were involved: the average was 41 years, though an 82-year-old also tied the knot with his partner.

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The body of K. K. Harouni lay on the floor, wrapped in a white cloth, his jaw bound closed with a white bandage, the knot tied jauntily near one ear.

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Luckily for us, a couple had just tied the knot on the beach near our boat and we had to hitch a ride with the newlyweds to a place where the captain and his wife could be airlifted out.

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Remember how Helen Hunt was with Hank Azaria for five years, but they divorced less than a year after they tied the knot?

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