Edward Nino Hernandez weighs just 22lbs and has just been officially certified as the world's shortest living man by Guinness World Records.
"He hasn't grown since he was two years old," his mother, Noemi Hernandez, said of the oldest of her five living children.
The previous title-holder was He Pingping of China, who was 1.5 ins (4cm) taller and died March 13. The Guinness people discovered Nino afterward.
They say Mr Hernandez's reign is not likely to last long, however.
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