The tallest and the shortest men on the planet

 The tallest and the shortest man on the planet met for the first time in Istanbul. The event took place Thursday and was organized by the Guinness Book.Turk Sultan Kösen, for 27 years, entered the Guinness Book of Records as
highest man in the world. The man acknowledges that measured 2.47 meters and height often causes them problems. That does not prevent, however, to see and the good of his stature.The chinese  He Pingping, who measured 73 inches in height, he met Sultan Kösen in a promotional event.  "I wanted to meet him on Pingping long and are happy to accept to travel to Turkey," said Sultan Kösen, according to The Telegraph.