World’s shortest man dies at age 21
Pingping, the 21-year-old man who was a mere 29 inches tall, has died:
The Chinese-born man, who became a record-holder in March 2008, was taken to hospital in Rome for treatment but passed away on Saturday. It is understood he died of heart complications.
Here’s a video of PingPing when he visited Japan last year:
If you haven’t seen it already, also check out this 2007 Japan Probe post about Pingping and a very tall Chinese man traveling around Japan and having fun.
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