Tallest Man on Earth Meets Worlds Shortest Man
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Hero, Guinness Record title owner for World’s Tallest Man, and recently wedded Bao Xishun was in the media once again Friday, when he shook hands with He Pingping who claims to be Earth’s shortest. It certainly wasn’t an unlucky Friday 13th for this pair of polar opposites.
Perhaps worlds apart in height, these 2 men actually hail from the same region of Inner Mongolia.
The historic meeting between Bao, 56, who stands 7 feet 8 inches (2.36 meters) tall, and He, 19, who only reaches 29.2 inches (73 centimeters) in height, took place in Baotou, in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Bao, a herdsman from Chifeng in Inner Mongolia, recently saved the lives of two dolphins by using his long lanky arms to reach down their throats and remove plastic shards from their stomachs.
Even more recently, Bao hit headlines across the world when he wedded 5 foot 6 inch saleswoman Xia Shujian, who only comes up to his elbow and is half his age. The couple married in a traditional Mongolian ceremony earlier this week.
Bao was officially recognized as the world’s tallest man last year, beating the previous record holder, Radhouane Charbib of Tunisia, by a mere 2 millimeters. The tallest man ever was American Robert Pershing Wadlow, born in Alton, Illinois on February 22 1918, last measured at 8 feet 11.1 inches tall on June 27 1940.
How one man can create waves across the world with scores of breaking events in such a short span of his life is uncanny.
Daily Mail writes that He Pingping claims he was of normal height until he was 16 when he experienced a growth spurt and reached his present height seven years later. He was born nearby Bao Chifeng in Wulanchabu city, Inner Mongolia. His father claims he was only the size of an adult’s palm at birth.
He is now seeking to be registered as the world’s shortest man by the Guinness Book of Records, but could be in for a setback. While Mr Pingping is 29.2 inches tall, the current title holder Lin Yih-Chih was measured as 27 inches (67.5 centimeters).
UPDATE: A short clip has now been released for the event in which Bao Xishun shakes hands with He Pingping. Also added is the video covering the story on Bao Xishan when he saved a pair of dolphin’s lives.
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Can you just imagine being that tall or that short? I think I’ll stick to being in between lol….it won’t make me normal but what the heck hahaha
huhu, so far distance, like an ordinary man and the giant. Nice story here my fren, and of course one of the top story must read too, because it’s dating between tallest and smallest human being
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Haha, it’s all in how you define normal Colin
Thanks ForumeR, that’s what caught my eye as well. Pretty amazing that they’re both from the same area.
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I watched your video as well on the ruse for green cards. That’s utterly amazing that things like that are going on. Chilling!
I saw this on the TV….last week…..Deborah…..very interesting and I know my son at 6′ 6″ is very handy when it comes to changing light bulbs and turning the fire alarm off…….
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That smallest guy is incredible. Why is there always a guy holding him though?
Thanks Kim! There certainly are some advantages to being tall!
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Motordude, I thought He Pingping was adorable. Now that you mention it, it does seem as if people are handling him as if he was a pet or handicapped doesn’t it?
He wouldn’t be able to as much as sit in a standard sized chair without assistance from someone. That in itself is a handicap. But he appears very special and has a ‘glow’ about him in the video, I’m sure he has a lot of friends to help.
Deborah – Congratulations on your award, you truly deserve it.
Now I’m not even going to try and define ‘normal’…My daughter will bear testament that that is one thing I’m not LOL
Thanks Colin. Kids can be brutally honest, can’t they? Haha.
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th tallest man in history is
Robert Wadlow
who stands 8 feett 11 inches tall and even though he is dead there are taller men in the world so note: update!
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hi i think its a great story and that he also got married.i also have a girlfriend in your country who i love very much,but cannot afford to go with her to visit her parents,i love and miss her very very much. so yes im happy about this story that he has found true hapiness.
yours respectfully michael friend in the uk
Yes, he got married shortly before this event Michael. All the best to you.
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hey that would b so cool to be that short. just think, like you wouldnt get in trouble for sitting on ur desk! good layout story 2 the author! u are agreat writer!
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man i feel really really really sorry for them pour them
i do feel bad for those tiny but yet small ppl.
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wow its tallest of all^^
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I WANT TO HOLD THE SMALL DUDE HOW OLD IS HE I WANT TO GO OUT WITH HIM……. CAN I ?????????
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wow if i was that short i don’t know if i could live like that
i wonder how the tallest man and shortest man came from the same area its amazing from ruby [10 years old]
ps some of my friend cant stand short peolpe even though i am a litte short
ps tallest was 9’7″:d iread it in a book today
hi i watched that video how great it was please keep up the job! i love to discover wants going on in the world thanks.
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i likd n its interesting topic……i would lyke to hear more abt them…..
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your small and your tall.
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EDIT – Name mix up:
“Daily Mail writes that He Pingping claims he was of normal height until he was 16 when he experienced a growth spurt and reached his present height seven years later. He was born nearby Bao Chifeng in Wulanchabu city, Inner Mongolia. His father claims he was only the size of an adult’s palm at birth.”