World's Shortest Man DiesHere he is with two other Guinness Record-holders:
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."
Svetlana Pankratova from Spain with longest legs
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.