A Scranton Times-Tribune All Access subscription gets you complete access to both our print and digital publications, delivered to your home, desktop and mobile devices 7 days a week.
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.
The world's tallest and shortest men met for the first time this morning to commemorate Guinness World Record Day. Sultan Koesen, kÃ¶sen 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. anniversaryhe VERY odd couple: Shortest man ever (21.5ins) meets tallest living person (8ft 1in) outside the Houses of Parliament for Guinness World Record Day. 1  Part-time farmer Sultan Koesen, kÃ¶sen From, Ankara, turkey measures 8ft. 2  1in Chandra, dangi who is just.21 5ins, tall lives in Remote nepalese.  village