- Part-time farmer Sultan Kösen, from Ankara, Turkey, measures 8ft 1in
- Chandra Dangi, who is just 21.5ins tall, lives in remote Nepalese village
- They are among those marking 60 years of Guinness World Records
- Record for largest gathering of people dressed as penguins was broken
It was a meeting of epic proportions.
The world's tallest and shortest men met for the first time this morning to commemorate Guinness World Record Day.
Sultan
Kösen, who is 8ft 1in. tall, and Chandra Dangi, who measures just
21.5ins., posed for photos outside the Houses of Parliament to mark the
book's 60th anniversary.
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(Very) high five: Mr Dangi, who measures just 22.5 ins, and 8ft 1in tall Mr Kosen, meet in London today
First time ever: Mr Kosen and Mr Dangi met to commemorate the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day
Shortest man ever: Mr Dangi is the same height as six cans of baked beans stacked on top of each other
The
two men join hundreds of others who are taking part in a number of
record attempts across the world to celebrate the occasion.
The
annual broke a record of its own in 2004 when it became the world's
best-selling copyright book. Guinness World Record Day was set up to
commemorate the date.
Mr Kösen,
31, from Ankara, Turkey, became the world's tallest living man in 2009,
when he took the title from 63-year-old Xi Shun, from China, who measured 7 ft 8.95 ins. in 2005.
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