From today, according to the Guinness Book of Records, the Nepalese Gyanendra (Hagendra) Tapa Magar is considered the smallest person in the world. This resident of the Himalayas is only 55 cm tall, according to the BBC, on Thursday turned 18 years old - now he can officially be called the smallest adult inhabitant of the Earth
His relatives had nominated him earlier, but these applications were rejected by the publishers of the Guinness book, who believed that the Nepalese could still grow up to adulthood. Now the fate of Gyanendra Tapa Magara has changed dramatically. Over the next ten days, the Nepalese must undergo the measurement procedure three times, ITAR-TASS reports, and as soon as it is completed, he will officially take the coveted title from Colombian Edward Nino Hernandez.
The representative of the South American country, whose height is almost 70 cm, compared to the inhabitant of the Himalayas, is a rather tall man. Tapa's weight is now 5.5 kg, and at birth he weighed only 600 g, and according to the testimony of Dhana Maya's mother, the crumb fit in her palm. “When he got older,” the woman says, “my husband carried him in his pocket.”
Tapa's father wonders why his son came out so miniature, especially since his younger brother Manesh, who is now 13 years old, is of normal height. Tapa himself is already preparing to become a celebrity. “I am very happy and happy,” said the 55cm record holder.
Before Edward Nino Hernandez, the Guinness Book considered the smallest person in the world to be the Chinese He Pingping. However, he passed away in March this year. After Pinpin's death, it turned out that he was not a true record holder, as he was as much as 4 cm taller than Hernandez.
The current record holder Gyanendra Tapa Magar may become the smallest person in history. Currently, the record belongs to the Indian Gul Muhammad, who was 57 cm.
