10th annual Guinness World Records Day was hosted on thursday, and in London, the world's shortest man, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, met his counterpart for the first time in Sultan Kosen, who holds the world record for tallest man. Dangi, 77, hails from Nepal and is just 21.5 inches tall, while Kosen, of Turkey, stands at 8 feet 3 inches.
Kosen, a 31-year-old farmer, stooped down to shake the world's biggest hands -- 28.5 centimetres (11.22 inches) -- with 74-year-old Dangi opposite the Houses of Parliament in London.
"I was very interested how tall he was going to be, about how far up my legs he would go, and of course once I saw him I realised how tiny he was," Kosen told AFP.
He said meeting Chandra was "amazing", although he admitted bending the long, long way down for photographs was difficult.
"I do have problems with my knees so if I stand too long I do get tired," he said.
"To be able to finally meet Chandra after all this time is amazing," Kosen, 31, said. "Even though he is short and I am tall, we have had similar struggles throughout our lives."
The pair then posed for a photo — take a look, below.
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