Bao Xishun, the World's Tallest Man
Jason Lee / Reuters / Landov
Tall and Short
In July of 2007, Bao was photographed with a 19-year-old man seeking to be declared the world's shortest man. He Pingping is 73 centimeters, or 2 feet 5 inches tall.
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