The world’s tallest man Sultan Kosen of Turkey (8 feet 3 inches) and the shortest man in history, Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal (21.5 inches) met for the first time in London on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day, and to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Guinness World Records.
The duo were greeted by the world’s media at St Thomas’s Hospital in London to mark Guinness World Records Day in the UK according to Guinness World Records reports .
While one stood like a sky scraper armed with a walking stick while the other stood as low as whatever one can imagine as they acknowledged cheers from a crowd of onlookers who watched in amazement.
Well, the event which recorded series of record breaking events attracted men and women from across the globe. Here is the video to make your day.Watch below:
Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, the shortest adult to have ever been verified by Guinness World Records, is pictured next to a stack of books during a photocall in central London, on November 13, 2014, to mark Guinness World Records Day. Chandra Dangi, measures a tiny 21.5in (0.54m). (Photo Credit: Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images)
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, (L) the shortest adult to have ever been verified by Guinness World Records, poses for pictures with the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen from Turkey, during a photocall in London on November 13, 2014, to mark Guinness World Records Day. Chandra Dangi, measures a tiny 21.5in (0.54m) the same height as six stacked cans of beans. Sultan Kosen measures 8 ft 3in (2.51m). (Photo Credit: Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images)
The shortest man ever, Chandra Bahadur Dangi meets the worlds tallest man, Sultan Kosen for the very first time on November 13, 2014 in London, England. Chandra from Nepal measuring 54.6 cm (21.5 inches) posed for photographers with Sultan from Turkey who is 251 cm (8 ft 3 inches). Today is the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day during which thousands of people are expected to come together to celebrate the international day of record-breaking! (Photo Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
TOPSHOTS Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, (L) the shortest adult to have ever been verified by Guinness World Records, poses for pictures with the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen from Turkey, during a photocall in London on November 13, 2014, to mark Guinness World Records Day. Chandra Dangi, measures a tiny 21.5in (0.54m) the same height as six stacked cans of beans. Sultan Kosen measures 8 ft 3in (2.51m). AFP PHOTO / ANDREW COWIEANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, (L) the shortest adult to have ever been verified by Guinness World Records, is pictured with the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen from Turkey, during a photocall in London on November 13, 2014, to mark Guinness World Records Day. Chandra Dangi, measures a tiny 21.5in (0.54m) the same height as six stacked cans of beans. Sultan Kosen measures 8 ft 3in (2.51m). (Photo Credit: Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images)
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, (R) the shortest adult to have ever been verified by Guinness World Records, poses for pictures with the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen from Turkey, during a photocall in London on November 13, 2014, to mark Guinness World Records Day. Chandra Dangi, measures a tiny 21.5in (0.54m) the same height as six stacked cans of beans. Sultan Kosen measures 8 ft 3in (2.51m). (Photo Credit: Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images)
The worlds new tallest man Sultan Kosen 26, of Turkey poses with his brother Hasan Kosen in front of Tower Bridge to celebrate the launch of the 2010 Guinness Book of Records, on September 16, 2009 in London, England. Sultan Kosen stands at 8ft 1in and also holds the record for the largest hands and largest feet at 27.5cm and 36.5cm respectively. (Photo Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old Nepali who claims to be the world's shortest man at 56 centimetres (22 inches) in height, walk near his home in Reemkholi village in Dang district, some 540 kilometres southwest of Kathmandu on February 21, 2012. Dangi will embark to the capital city as Guinness World Records experts are due to arrive in Nepal to measure a 72-year-old claiming to be the world's shortest man. (Photo Credit: Prakash MAthemaprakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)
World's Tallest And Shortest Men Meet For Guinness World Records Day
The shortest man ever, Chandra Bahadur Dangi meets the worlds tallest man, Sultan Kosen for the very first time on November 13, 2014 in London, England. Chandra from Nepal measuring 54.6 cm (21.5 inches) posed for photographers with Sultan from Turkey who is 251 cm (8 ft 3 inches). Today is the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day during which thousands of people are expected to come together to celebrate the international day of record-breaking! (Photo Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, (L) the shortest adult to have ever been verified by Guinness World Records, walks past the feet of the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen from Turkey, during a photocall in London on November 13, 2014, to mark Guinness World Records Day. Chandra Dangi, measures a tiny 21.5in (0.54m) the same height as six stacked cans of beans. Sultan Kosen measures 8 ft 3in (2.51m). (Photo Credit: Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images)
In a picture taken on February 9, 2012, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old Nepali who claims to be the world's shortest man at 56 centimetres (22 inches) in height, looks at goats at his home village in Reemkholi village, Dang district, some 540 kilometres southwest of Kathmandu. Pilloried by neighbours, laughed at in freakshows and spurned by the women he admired from afar, Chandra Bahadur Dangi has always seen his tiny stature as a curse. But the 72-year-old Nepali, who claims to stand at just 56 centimetres (22 inches), is on the brink of life change as significant as a lottery win as experts prepare to test his claim to be the shortest man in history. (Photo Credit: Prakash MAthemaprakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, (2nd L) the shortest adult to have ever been verified by Guinness World Records, poses for pictures with the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen from Turkey, (R) during a photocall in London on November 13, 2014, to mark Guinness World Records Day. Chandra Dangi, measures a tiny 21.5in (0.54m) the same height as six stacked cans of beans. Sultan Kosen measures 8 ft 3in (2.51m). (Photo Credit: Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images)
Chandra Dangi, right, who is 21.5 inches tall, with Sultan Kosen, who is 8 feet 3 inches tall, at a photocall to celebrate the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day in Westminster, London. Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. (Photo Credit: AP/PA, Matt Crossick)
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