March 15, 2010

Awwww crap - RIP He Pingping

Worlds shortest man. From AOL News:
World's Shortest Man Dies
He Pingping, the world's shortest man, has died. He was 21.

The cherub-faced, 2-foot-5-inch Guinness World Record holder was in Rome for a TV show when he complained of chest pains. He was admitted to a hospital two weeks ago and died Saturday of what Guinness describes as "heart complications."
Here he is with two other Guinness Record-holders:
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Svetlana Pankratova from Spain with longest legs

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Chao (almost) tallest man at eight feet (a Ukrainian just beat him by five inches)
"From the moment I laid eyes on him, I knew he was someone special," said Guinness World Records editor-in-chief Craig Glenday.
Posted by DaveH at March 15, 2010 7:20 PM