World's shortest man, leggiest woman meet
Trafalgar Square routinely serves as a stage for mimes, jugglers and other acts, but the tourist attraction drew an exceptionally curious crowd Tuesday when the shortest man who can walk met the woman with the longest legs.
He Pingping, of China, was born with a type of dwarfism. He, 20, stands precisely 2 feet 5.37 inches tall.
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Pankratova, 36, who is Russian but lives in Spain, has legs that are nearly 52 inches long, or more than 4 feet long. Her upper body has nearly typical proportions, giving her a giraffe-like appearance.
More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080916/ap_on_fe_st/eu_britain_world_records
Photos: http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Guinness-World-Records/ss/events/lf/042005guinnessrecord
Trafalgar Square routinely serves as a stage for mimes, jugglers and other acts, but the tourist attraction drew an exceptionally curious crowd Tuesday when the shortest man who can walk met the woman with the longest legs.
He Pingping, of China, was born with a type of dwarfism. He, 20, stands precisely 2 feet 5.37 inches tall.
[snip]
Pankratova, 36, who is Russian but lives in Spain, has legs that are nearly 52 inches long, or more than 4 feet long. Her upper body has nearly typical proportions, giving her a giraffe-like appearance.
More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080916/ap_on_fe_st/eu_britain_world_records
Photos: http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Guinness-World-Records/ss/events/lf/042005guinnessrecord
