The world’s tallest and shortest men reunited after six years and had breakfast together in California, The Washington Post reports. independent. Sultan Kosen from Turkey and Jyoti Amge from India are more than six feet apart in height. The two last met in 2018 during a photo shoot in Egypt.this The two were invited to Egypt Hosted by the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Council to help promote the country’s tourism industry.
Several recent photos of their meeting that highlighted the height difference and created an even bigger contrast when they posed together have gone viral on social media. In one of the photos, the woman, only slightly taller than Mr Corson’s shoes, stands smiling next to them. In another photo, Ms Amge barely reaches Mr Corson’s shoulders despite sitting in a chair.
according to Guinness World Records, Mr. Corson is tall enough to reach the basketball hoop without jumping. In 2009, he became the tallest living person in the world, surpassing China’s Xi Shun, who was only 7 feet 9 inches tall. He also holds the record for the largest living manpower. The length of his hands from wrist to tip of middle finger is 11.2 inches. Mr. Corson’s height is caused by pituitary gigantism.
Due to his medical condition, he was unable to attend school and was told that he was too tall to play basketball. Later, in order to support his family, he resigned from the life of a farmer. However, that all changed in 2009, when he was officially recognized as the tallest man on Earth. “After that day, I was born,” he said in an old interview.
Over the next decade, life got better for Sudan. Best of all, he received free, life-saving surgery to stop his endless growth. His pituitary gland was damaged by a tumor, causing it to overproduce growth hormone. Interestingly, his growth spurt didn’t begin until he was 10 years old.
The record holder has visited 127 countries and is now Turkey’s cultural ambassador. He also participated in a cooking show on Romanian television before traveling to the United States.
Meanwhile, Ms. Amghe was born on December 6, 1993 and is only 62.8 centimeters tall. Ms Amge hails from Nagpur in Maharashtra and has traveled to many different countries since achieving the world record.
Her height, on the other hand, is due to a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia. She is shorter than the average 2-year-old. In 2012, she made a guest appearance on the reality TV show “Big Boss”. Her official website states that Ms. Amge participated in the fourth season of “American Horror Story: Freak Show” in August 2014.