Kathmandu
A 72-year-old man from a remote valley in southwestern Nepal has been confirmed as the world's shortest man by Guinness World Records officials.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi stands at just 54.6cm (21.5 inches) tall - dimensions carefully measured by officials.
His height is 5.3cm shorter than Filipino Junrey Balawing, the previous holder of the "world's shortest man" title.
He is also more than 2cm shorter than India's Gul Mohammed - meaning that Dangi is the shortest human adult ever documented.
Mr Mohammed, the previous holder of that title, measured 57cm. He died in 1997 aged 40.
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