The tall and short of it
September 17, 2008
Just a little something to hold you over until we get back in full swing next week. Enjoy!
World’s shortest man, leggiest woman meet
LONDON (AP) — 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.
The pair met to publicize the release of “Guinness World Records 2009.” This year’s version of the popular book is due out Wednesday.
He called Svetlana Pankratova’s legs “very beautiful.”
Pankratova, 36, who is Russian but lives in Spain, has legs that are nearly 52 inches long, or more than 4 feet long.
Can you believe this? 