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Official: Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old Nepali poses with his certificates after being declared the world's shortest man by Guinness World Records officials at 21.5 inches.
At 21.5in Mr Dangi is also the shortest man in history, breaking the previous record of Indiaâs Gul Mohammed (1957â97) who was 22.5in tall. The official authority on record-breaking achievement is set to release its the 57th edition of the worldâs best-selling copyright book, Guinness World Records 2013.