Last Friday a historic meeting took place between Bao Xishun, the world’s tallest man who is 7’9” (2.36 meters) and He Pingping, the world’s shortest man who is 2’4” (73 centimeters). The two met in Baotou in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Recently Bao made headlines when he married 5’6” Xia Shujuan in Inner Mongolia.
photo credit: Associated Press (AP) & Reuters
