“The Guinness Book of Records” was first published on August 27, 1955 in an edition of 1,000 copies and became a bestseller in Great Britain the same year. Initially, it was intended to be only a humorous collection of information for Guinness brewery patrons. Today it is a prestigious publication containing numerous world records, both natural and achieved by humans. Chandra Bahadu Dangi was also written on its pages.
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He lived in a small village all his life. By chance, he became the record holder
Chandra Bahadu Dangi is the shortest adult human whose height has ever been measured. He was born on November 30, 1939 in a small mountain village in Nepal. Throughout his life, he lived with five brothers with whom he weaved traditional Nepali costumes. Years later, he was spotted by a man cutting down trees who notified local media. This is how others heard about the extraordinary Nepalese. On February 26, 2012, it was officially measured at the Travel Medicine Center in Kathmandu.
He became the shortest adult human whose height has ever been measured. How much did he measure exactly?
During official measurements, it turned out that Chandra measures 54.6 cm and weighs 14.5 kg. Thus, he was officially entered into the “Guinness Book of Records” as the shortest adult man on earth. – I am very happy that I have been recognized by the Guinness Book of Records and that my name will be included in it. This is a huge deal for my family, village and country. I’m very happy – then. For comparison, an average two-month-old baby often reaches approximately 56 cm.
Later, Chandra also admitted that thanks to the record he had the opportunity to travel extensively, visit many places and meet wonderful people. He emphasized that the love shown to him was extremely important to him. Moreover, in 2014 he personally met Sultan Kosan, the tallest living man, who was over four and a half times his height, measuring 251 cm. Even though Chandra suffered from achondroplasia, he lived to a ripe old age. He died on September 4, 2015 as a result of complications from pneumonia.
Source: Gazeta
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