Teen Nepal Smallest Man

Khagendra Thapa Magar, Nepal teenagers aged 17, was crowned world record museum, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, as the smallest man in the world.

The uniqueness of body size makes greeted like a celebrity during a visit to New York, United States, Tuesday (7 / 9).

The crowd in Times Square, jostling to see Thapa Magar, a body only for a baby and at the age of 17 has stopped growing.

Magar visit to New York is part of a tour that was held Ripley's museum. Ripley's said Magar only 56 inches tall with a weight of 5 kilograms.

By wearing a white shirt and jacket, Magar smiled shyly, blinking in front of the camera. Ripley's said his small body size Magar because he was suffering from a disease called primordial dwarfism.

Museum's world record, Guinness Book of Records, on Monday (6 / 9), sets Nino Hernandez of Colombia as the world's smallest man on the grounds Magar immature.

But in October, Magar would even 18 years old. With a height lower than Nino, Magar certainly will still earn the title as the world's smallest man.