Shortest person who ever lived

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the shortest man who ever lived is Gul Mohammed of India (1957-1997), who measured 57cm (22"), and the shortest woman who ever lived is Pauline Musters of the Netherlands (1876-1895), who measured 58 cm (23").

The current verified shortest person alive is Junrey Balawing, 19 of the Philippines, at 59.93 cm (23.59").

Now the experts are preparing to measure Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72 of Nepal who claims to be the shortest person in all of history.

He claims to be only 56cm (22") tall and weighs 12 kg.

In comparison, in first world nations, the average birth weight of a full-term newborn is approximately 3.2 kg, and is typically in the range of 2.7–4.6 kg. The average total body length is 35.6 – 50.8 cm (14" – 20"), although premature newborns may be much smaller.

French fashion retailer La Redoute's blooper: naked man in its advertisement

The company, one of France's biggest mail-order retailers, has apologised for a photo in which a naked man appeared behind a group of children advertising beachwear, and wants to know why the naked man, who remains unidentified, was not spotted before publication.

Via twitter, it said that it:

apologises for the photo published on its site and is doing what's necessary to remove it.

But as is expected, the image has gone viral and undergone many treatments, including being included in the Moon Landing, and his head being replaced by Dominique Strauss-Kahn's.