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Craig Glenday

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Gender Male
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Date of birth May 31,1973
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Dundee
United Kingdom
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Book editor
Books Guinness World Records 2009
The UFO investigator's handbook
Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition
Vampire Watchers Handbook
Guinness World Records 2014: Gamer's Edition
Education Edinburgh Napier University
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Craig Glenday has been the editor in chief at Guinness World Records, the bestselling annual book series with more than 130 million copies sold, since 2005. Previously he was the editor of the Guinness World Records website. He lives in London.

Khagendra Thapa Magar: Worldwide mobile man shortest dies at the age of 27

Feb 16,2020 10:14 am

Khagendra Thapa Magar was named the shortest living man could>walk

The World 's shortest man who was able to run, as verified by Guinness World Records (GWR), died in a hospital in Nepal at the age of 27 years.

Khagendra Thapa Magar from Nepal, Baglung district, measured 67. 08cm (2ft 2. 41in).

His brother told AFP news Agency, he died on Friday after a battle with pneumonia.

GWR paid tribute to Mr Magar, says that he "let His small size get him to stop, The Most out of life".

Mr Magar has taken part in a ceremony, the carriers of local and international dignitaries.

"I don't consider myself a small man. I'm a Big Man . I hope that with this title it gives me the chance to prove it and get a proper house for me and My Family ," he said at the time.

the GWR has grew two categories for people with small, Mobile and non-Mobile . Filipino Junrey Balawing , who is not able to walk or stand without the help of The World 's shortest non-Mobile people, measuring 59. 93 cm.

Mr Magar he lost His title as The World 's shortest Mobile man other Nepal, the measured state pair of Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 54. 6cm. But he won it follows Mr Dangi's Death in 2015.

Mr Magar was first a commercial traveller, when he was 14, and taken discovered to be the local fairs, where the children paid to be photographed next to him.

After gaining the recognition from GWR 2010, he traveled The World and made television appearances in Europe and the USA. He was also named the official face of Nepal's tourism campaign.

Craig Glenday , GWR's editor-in-chief, said he was listening to "sad" to the news of Mr Magar's Death .

"His bright smile was so contagious, that he melted the heart of everyone who met him," he said.

the record for The shortest living Mobile man, is now in the possession of Edward Hernandez from Colombia, who measures 70. 21cm.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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