(CNN) -- One stands as tall as a red British phone
booth. The other is the height of six stacked cans of baked beans.
On Thursday, for the first time, the man with the tallest
recorded height in the world and the shortest man in the world met at an event
in London, where they posed for photos and stretched for an awkward handshake.
The occasion was the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day, which celebrates record-setting
achievements around the globe. The Guinness folks flew the two men, Sultan Kosen
of Turkey and Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal, to London for the unique photo
op.
Dangi, 74, is just 21½ inches tall and is the shortest adult
human ever verified by Guinness World Records. A weaver who also
helps look after buffaloes and cows in his remote mountain village of
Reemkholi, he weighs just 32 pounds.Kosen, 31, is a part-time farmer who
measures 8 feet, 3 inches tall and can reach a basketball hoop without jumping. He became the
world's tallest living man in 2009, overtaking China's Xi Shun, who stood a
mere 7 feet 9 inches.
"To be able to finally meet Chandra after all this time
is amazing," Kosen said at the event. "Even though he is short and I
am tall, we have had similar struggles throughout our lives, and when I look
into Chandra's eyes, I can see he's a good man."
Kosen also holds the record for largest hands on a living
person. His measure 11.2 inches from the wrist to the tip of his middle finger.
Thousands of people took part in Guinness
World Records events around the world Thursday, with records tumbling in Australia,
France, Dubai, China, Germany, Japan, the UK and the United States. In
Shanghai, 388
people went for a record for the largest communal breakfast in bed.
Source: www.cnn.com
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