World’s Smallest Man Meets World’s Leggiest Woman

That’s He Pingping, who at 2 feet and 5.37 inches tall is the world’s smallest man, underneath Svetlana Pankratova, the world’s leggiest woman:

The two met, with He standing at Pankratova’s knees, the publicize the release of Guinness World Records 2009. This year’s version of the popular book is due out Wednesday.

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.

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(Photo: Sang Tan/AP)