Stadnik is 8 inches taller than the former titleholder, China's Bao Xishun, above. He is 7 feet 9 inches.

 Xishun shakes hands with He Pingping, who at 2 feet 5 inches tall, has applied to be recognized as the shortest person in the world.

I don't have the link, but somewhere out there... there is a picture.... of Xishun shoving his long-ass arm down a dolphin's throat. I'm not kidding. This dolphin was choking on something, and only Xishun could reach all the way into its stomach to pull the stuff out to save its life. It's the best picture in the world. I'm gonna look for the link and hopefully be right back.

Oh that was fast. Just google image search Xishun and you'll get the coolest pictures ever, and the articles about it.

http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2006/12/xishunAP_450x299.jpg

That's just cute.