Meet the World's Tallest and Shortest Man

The world’s tallest man, Bao Xishun, who stands 2.36 meters (7.9 feet), shakes hands with He Pingping, who only measures 73 centimeters (2.4 feet), in Baotou, China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 13, 2007.

Nineteen-year-old He is applying for the Guinness World Record as the world’s shortest man.