World’s Tallest Man and World’s Shortest Woman Meet in Egypt
World’s Tallest Man and World’s Shortest Woman Meet in Egypt At a whopping 8 feet 3 inches, Sultan Kösen is considered the tallest man in the world. He met Jyoti Amge—the shortest woman in the world—on Friday at the Giza pyramids in Egypt. The Egyptian Tourism Promotion Board invited the record-breakers as part of an initiative to increase once-lively tourism in Egypt. Kösen is from Turkey, and Amge is from India, ITV News reported Monday. Neither Kösen nor Amge had visited Egypt before this event. Kösen, a 35-year-old man of Kurdish descent, is one of just 10 people throughout history reported to measure over 8 feet, the Guinness World Records site states. It has been more than a decade since another person has officially topped 8 feet. Amge, 24, stands at only 24.7 inches tall and is an actress in the hit TV show American Horror Story, Reuters reported. The two are expected to go to other well-known Egyptian sites d...