Meet the World's Shortest Man

Meet the world's shortest man - a 24-year-old Colombian who is just 27 inches tall.

Edward Nino Hernandez weighs just 22lbs and has just been officially certified as the world's shortest living man by Guinness World Records.

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"He hasn't grown since he was two years old," The Telegraph quoted his mother, Noemi, as saying.

However, another soon-to-turn man teenager Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal will overtake Hernandez, being 22 ins tall.

He is currently recognised by Guinness as the shortest living teenager.

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Although doctors were never able to diagnose the reason behind Hernandez's condition, he is happy.

"I feel happy because I'm unique," he said.

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Although he dropped out of school in the eighth grade, Hernandez is very sociable, loves to travel - though he hasn't been outside Colombia - and likes to play dominoes. Sitting alone at home is not his cup of tea though.

What's more, he even has a girfriend - named Fanny and measures just under 5ft, he said.

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Source-ANI