Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, says he's world's shortest man
(CBS/AP) Who is the world's shortest man? That question is up for debate, now that a 72-year-old man from western Nepal has set out to prove to Guinness World Records that he deserves the title.
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Chandra Bahadur Dangi claims he is only 22 inches tall. But Guinness World Records currently recognizes 23.5-inch-tall Junrey Balawing, 18, of the Philippines as the shortest man in the world,HealthPop reported.
Last summer Balawing actually took the title from another Nepalese man, Khagendra Thapa Magar, who stood at 26.4 inches tall.
Dangi, who has never been married, lives with his eldest brother and his family in Rhimkholi village, about 250 miles west of Katmandu. Because of his height, he has never had a job outside of household chores. His five brothers are of average size. READ MORE HERE
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