The worlds tallest and shortest men came face to face -- well, - TopicsExpress



          

The worlds tallest and shortest men came face to face -- well, face to shin -- this morning to celebrate the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day. The little and large act met as people across the globe tried to break all manner of weird and wacky world records, including banging heads, catching spears and throwing thongs. Turkeys Sultan Kosen, who stands 2.51 metres (eight feet, nine inches) tall, met with Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal, who measures just 55 centimetres (21 and a half inches). Kosen, a 31-year-old farmer, stooped down to shake hands with 74-year-old Dangi opposite the Houses of Parliament in London. He said meeting Chandra was amazing, although he admitted bending the long, long way down for photographs was difficult. As well as being the tallest man, Kosens hands are the biggest in the world -- an impressive 28.5 centimetres from the wrist to the tip of his middle finger.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:53:48 +0000

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