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The world’s tallest man of Kurdish origin and the shortest woman met again recently. Sultan Kosen, who is a very tall 8 feet 3 inches, and Jyoti Amge, who is incredibly small, shorter even than most two-year-olds, came together for a reunion in California.
They sat down together, and you could easily see the big difference in their heights. Kosen’s foot alone is bigger than half of Amge’s entire height!
They first met in 2018 in Cairo, where they visited the Pyramids of Giza. Kosen, who comes from Kurdistan, became officially recognized as the tallest living man back in 2009, surpassing the previous record holder by more than 10 centimeters.
Kosen also holds another record for having the largest hands among living people. His exceptional height is because of a medical condition called pituitary gigantism, which started when he was just ten years old. Now 41, he needs specially made clothes and sleeps in a bed that’s three meters long.
Amge, on the other hand, is a 30-year-old Indian actress who is shorter than most toddlers. She only weighed 11 pounds when she was 18! Her small size is due to achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism that limits her height.
Despite her size, Amge has achieved fame, especially after appearing in the American TV series American Horror Story. She has 1.4 million followers on Instagram and is known as the world’s shortest actress.
