- Part-time farmer Sultan Kösen, from Ankara, Turkey, measures 8ft 1in
- Chandra Dangi, who is just 21.5ins tall, lives in remote Nepalese village
- They are among those marking 60 years of Guinness World Records
- Record for largest gathering of people dressed as penguins was broken
It was a meeting of epic proportions.
The world’s tallest and shortest men met for the first time this morning to commemorate Guinness World Record Day.
Sultan Kösen, 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 anniversary.