The thing about records is that they're meant to be broken. From the "longest human tunnel traveled through by a skateboarding dog" to the "largest living cat," Guinness World Records has been ...

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A 72-year-old Nepalese man who is about the size of a toddler on Sunday became the world’s shortest person ever recorded. A doctor and Guinness World Records official measured ...

Worldwide, scientists have found that there's around a 20 centimeter, or 7.8 inch, difference between the average height of a child in the tallest and shortest countries, according to the BBC. When it ...

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AN ELDERLY Nepalese man who is just 41 centimetres tall is stepping up his campaign to be recognised as the world's shortest person. Master Nau, 73, who is confined to a wheelchair, recently flew from ...

A 72-year-old Nepalese man has been named as the world's shortest man. Villager Chandra Bahadur Dangi, who is just 54.60 centimetres (21.4 inches) tall, took the record from Junrey Balawing of the ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Home to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, the scenic country of Nepal on Sunday added another height-related superlative - of having the world's shortest man. A Guinness ...

He was barely taller than a toddler, yet lived larger than most. Khagendra Thapa Magar, from Nepal, stood just 2ft 2.4 ins tall when he was officially crowned the world's shortest man by Guinness ...