Photo: Luke MacGregor/ReutersPhoto: Luke MacGregor/Reuters

The world's shortest man, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, greets the tallest living man, Sultan Kosen, to mark Guinness World Records Day in London yesterday. Kosen, measuring 251cm, towers over Dangi, who is only 54.6cm tall. The Guinness World Records celebrates its 60th edition of the annual records book.

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