World’s shortest man dies in Nepal at 27

The world’s shortest man who could walk, as verified by Guinness World Records, died Friday at a hospital in Nepal, his family said. Khagendra Thapa Magar, who measured 67.08 centimetres (2 feet 2.41 inches), died of pneumonia at a hospital in Pokhara, where he lived with his parents. “He has been in and out of hospital because of pneumonia. But this time his heart was also affected,” said his brother.