World’s longest and Shortest man Together

He Pingping (right), 19, a 0.73 metres (2 feet, 5 inches) man, shakes hands with Bao Xishun (left), 56, a 2.36-metre (7 feet, 9 inches) herdsman listed by the Guinness World Records as the tallest living man, in Baotou, China. He is applying for the Guinness World Record as the world’s shortest man. (Reuters Photo)