World's Shortest Man Khagendra Thapa Magar Dies
He entered the Guinness World Records with a height of 67 cm.
Today, January 17, the world's shortest man, Khagendra Thapa Magar, died in Nepal. This was reported on the website of Guinness World Records.
"Khagendra quickly attracted public attention and in 2011 was appointed Nepal's goodwill ambassador for tourism," the website reports.
He was 27 years old. As the record book notes, his height was 67.08 cm.
Recently, Magar had heart problems and also suffered from asthma and pneumonia. On January 16 he was admitted to hospital, and the next day he died.
The Colombian Edward Niño Hernández is now considered the shortest person in the world. His height is 70.21 cm.
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