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THE tallest man in the world met up with the shortest living woman and their antics really put their size into perspective.

Sultan Kosen, 41, and Jyoti Amge, 30, were photographed together in California on Monday and their height difference is staggering.

7World’s tallest man, Sultan Kosen, 41, and world’s shortest living woman, Jyoti Amge, 30, reunited in California on Monday.

Kosen, of Turkey, is the tallest man in the world at 8 feet 3 inches tall. He’s one of only 10 confirmed cases in history of someone growing 8 feet or taller.

Amge, of India, is the shortest living woman in the world at just above 2 feet tall, which is smaller than the average 2-year-old.

Both Kosen and Amge earned their titles in 2011 from the Guinness World Records.

Amge’s small stature is the result of achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism that caused her growth to stop at her present height.

Kosen’s size is because of a tumor that caused him to develop a medical condition called pituitary gigantism.

His shocking growth spurt didn’t come until he was 10 years old.

The pair first met in 2018 through an invitation by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and Tourism to visit various historic sites.

In Egypt, they toured the sites before attending a conference at the Fairmont Nile City Hotel in Cairo.

In his acceptance interview with Guinness World Records, Kosen said that one of the struggles associated with his stature is finding clothes and shoes that fit him.

He once held the record for the largest feet in the world with each foot coming in at around one foot long.

Kosen also said that he struggled to finish school as a result of his size and once signed to the Galatasaray basketball team but ended up being too tall to play.

After his world record helped catapult him to fame, he underwent life-saving surgery free of charge which stopped his growth.

He has said he finds it very difficult to fit inside normal-sized vehicles.

Amge also has to be creative with clothing, leading her to develop a love for fashion and step foot into a world of creativity.

Her clothes, jewelry, and even plates and utensils are custom made as average silverware is too big for her to use.

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