For the first time , the tallest recorded man in the world met the shortest man . Sultan Kosen , 74 , is a Nepalese farmer who measures 8 feet , just 21½ inches tall . Nepalese weaver Chandra Bahadur Dangi , 74 , is Dangi , 74 , is just 21½ inches tall . The two men met in London for the first annual Guinness World Records Day .
For the first time , the tallest recorded man in the world met the shortest man . Sultan Kosen , 74 , is a Nepalese farmer who measures 8 feet , just 21½ inches tall . Nepalese weaver Chandra Bahadur Dangi , 74 , is just 21½ inches tall . The two men met in London for the first annual Guinness World Records Day .