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Official: Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old Nepali poses with his certificates after being declared the world's shortest man by Guinness World Records officials at 21.5 inches.
For the first time, the tallest recorded man in the world met the shortest man. Sultan Kosen, 31, is a Turkish farmer who measures 8 feet, 3 inches tall. Nepalese weaver Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 74, is just 21Â½ inches tall. The two men met in London for the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day.