He Pingping RIP: World’s Shortest Man In Pictures And Vital Statistics

HE Pingping RIP. You were the world’s shortest man. Who the world’s shortest man is now we do not know. As one life ends, another record-breaking career is born. He Pingping was just 21. Not inches. Years. Pingping was 74.6cm tall. Or 74.61cm, if you’re reading the Times.

Born in 1988 in Wulanchabu, China, Mr Pingping had a form of primordial dwarfism. Says Craig Glenday, Guinness World Records editor-in-chief, predictably:

“For such a small man, he made a huge impact around the world.”

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The world's smallest man, He Pingping, and the woman with the longest legs in the world, Svetlana Pankratova, both celebrate the launch of the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records in Trafalgar Square, London.

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Posted: 16th, March 2010 | In: Strange But True Comment | TrackBack | Permalink