Officially the shortest

14 October 2010 04:30 pm

Khagendra Thapa poses with the certificate for the shortest man in the world, at a function in Pokhara, west of Kathmandu October 14, 2010. Thapa is now the shortest man in the world after turning 18 today, as verified by the Guinness Book of World Records. He has officially been measured as being 67 cm (26.4 inches) tall, according to Frigatti. REUTERS