World’s Shortest Man Dies

Written by Pat's Papers | Tuesday, 16 March 2010 6:10 AM

The world’s shortest man has died at the age of 21. He Pingping achieved his Guinness World Record status last year says the New York Daily News. Standing just 29 inches tall, Guinness officials say Pingping died of heart problems. The editor of the Guinness Book of World Record remembered him as “an inspiration to anyone considered different or unusual” and said “he had such a cheeky smile and mischievous personality you couldn’t help but be charmed by him.”

Scroll down to see when Pingping met the woman who holds the record for World’s Longest Legs. Or scroll further down to see him meet the World’s tallest man:

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