Chandra Bahadur Dangi is confirmed to be the shortest man in the world.
The 73 year old Nepalese farmer broke the record of the Indian Gul Muhammad who was 57.15 cm, measuring only 54.6 cm.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi was born on November 30th, 1939, in Salyan District, Nepal. He suffered Primordial Dwarfism, and had a short body since his birth. He is only 54 cm high and weights only 15kg
According to Guiness World Records, Chandra was measured three times in 24 hours to be confirmed as the shortest man living. Chandra was the first person to break Gul Muhammad's record in 57 years! It is currently unknown that what condition caused his dwarfism._________________________________________________________________________________
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