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Shortest Man Meets Leggiest Woman

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(Newser) – London's Trafalgar Square routinely serves as a stage for mimes, jugglers, and other acts, but the tourist attraction drew an exceptionally curious crowd today when the shortest man who can walk met the woman with the longest legs, the AP reports. He Pingping of China stands precisely 2 feet 5.37 inches tall. Svetlana Pankratova of Spain, a Russian native, has legs nearly 52 inches long.

The pair met to publicize the release of Guinness World Records 2009. This year's version of the popular book is due out tomorrow. He called Pankratova's legs "very beautiful." Pankratova, who stands just over 6-foot-4, said she liked her legs, though they can complicate things. "It's hard to find clothes," she said. "Especially pants."

He Pingping of Inner Mongolia, the world's smallest man, sits on the lap of Svetlana Pankratova of Russia, the Queen of Longest Legs, at Trafalgar Square in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.
He Pingping of Inner Mongolia, the world's smallest man, sits on the lap of Svetlana Pankratova of Russia, the Queen of Longest Legs, at Trafalgar Square in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
He Pingping, the world's smallest man, sits on the lap of Svetlana Pankratova, the Queen of Longest Legs, at Trafalgar Square in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.
He Pingping, the world's smallest man, sits on the lap of Svetlana Pankratova, the Queen of Longest Legs, at Trafalgar Square in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
He Pingping of Inner Mongolia, the world's smallest man, sits underneath Svetlana Pankratova of Russia as they pose at Trafalgar Square in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.
He Pingping of Inner Mongolia, the world's smallest man, sits underneath Svetlana Pankratova of Russia as they pose at Trafalgar Square in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Svetlana Pankratova, the Queen of Longest Legs, stands above He Pingping, the world's smallest man, as they pose at Trafalgar Square in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.
Svetlana Pankratova, the Queen of Longest Legs, stands above He Pingping, the world's smallest man, as they pose at Trafalgar Square in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
He Pingping from Inner Mongolia, China's autonomous region, the world's smallest man sits underneath Svetlana Pankratova from Russia, the Queen of Longest Legs, as they pose at Trafalgar Square in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. Pingping, born with primordial dwarfism, holds the Guiness World Record for the smallest man at...
He Pingping from Inner Mongolia, China's autonomous region, the world's smallest man sits underneath Svetlana Pankratova from Russia, the Queen of Longest Legs, as they pose at Trafalgar Square in London,...   (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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