DID YOU KNOW THAT:
- The world's tallest man is Robert Pershing Wadlow. Robert Pershing Wadlow was born, educated and buried in Alton, Illinois USA. Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) was a man who, to this day, is the tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He is often known as the "Alton Giant" because of his Alton, Illinois hometown;

- the world's tallest woman is Sandy Allen. She is 2.35m (7 ft. 7 in.) Sandra Elaine "Sandy" Allen (June 18, 1955 – August 13, 2008) was a U.S. woman recognized as the tallest woman during her life according to Guinness World Records;

- Gul Mohammed (February 15, 1957 – October 1, 1997) of New Delhi, India, according to The Guinness Book of World Records, was the shortest adult human being whose existence and height have been independently verified;
Zhu Haizhen, 19, from Gao'an in China's eastern Jiangxi province, was reportedly confirmed as the world's shortest woman by an official record association in Shanghai;
- Zhu Haizhen, 19, from Gao'an in China's eastern Jiangxi province, was reportedly confirmed as the world's shortest woman by an official record association in Shanghai.
