He Pingping, the world's shortest man, died of heart complications while filming a tv show in Italy on Saturday. He was only 21. more ›

Does anyone here remember the good old days when the world's tallest and shortest men were both Chinese (and from the same region in Inner Mongolia)? Le sigh. These days, Bao Xishun (鲍喜顺) isn't even China's tallest man anymore — that title has now gone to a 27 year old circus performer from Henan province by the name of Zhao Liang. The cute little He Pingping (何平平) — some of you will remember him from his previous meeting with the world's leggiest woman — still retains the title as the world's shortest man, and just recently he met up with Sultan Kösen, a young Turkish man who is the current record holder of the tallest living man in the world, in Istanbul, Turkey: more ›

We told you about the "man-eating catfish" (which was actually a whale shark), the man with the world's largest hand, the two-headed freaks in China, the world's tallest woman Yao Defen, the world's tallest man Bao Xishun (who has since been overtaken by a Ukrainian) and the moment he met the world's shortest man He Pingping. Oh, and how could we have forgotten the world's hairiest man Yu Zhenhuan (who is also a rock-and-roll singer!). Now take a look at this Chinese mutant ninja chicken -- it has FOUR legs. more ›

Shanghaiist loves Bao Xishun, the world's tallest man. Our favourite newly-wed has previously been featured on Shanghaiist for the bizarre use of his long limbs to extract plastic from a dolphin's gullet. more ›

After conducting a worldwide search for a bride, the world's tallest man, 56 year old Bao Xishun (2.36m tall), has finally found his other half in his native region of Inner Mongolia. He will marry 1.68m tall Xia Shujun who, as you can see in the picture on the right, comes up to just his elbow. more ›

We're not sure if we like weird news because it proves how normal we are or just because it proves that the real world is stranger than fiction and hence, not boring. Here's a run down of news items we've come across recently: more ›