Aw! 23.23 inches. One of my babies was 23 inches, but only 10 pounds 2 oz.
Update: He has to wait 4 years.
"KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Nepali boy's hope of being declared the world's shortest was dismissed Monday by Guinness World Records which said he was too young to qualify."
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"There is a possibility that he could be the shortest person in the world, however Guinness World Records cannot examine more details until he reaches the age of 18 years," Amarilis Espinoza, a Guinness World Records spokeswoman, said by email from London.
After that age, we will be happy to review the case," she said."
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"The current record is held by a Jordanian man, Younis Edwan, who is 25.5 inches tall, the London-based group said"
http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=13391006&src=rss/oddlyEnoughNews