Edward Nino Hernandez Named Shortest Living Man

By: Bill Waters
09/06/2010 04:07 PM ET

Edward Nino Hernandez named shortest living man. Hernandez, who stands 27 inches, has made the Guiness Book of World Records. Nino is a normal 24-year-old Colombian male with his likes, dislikes and dreams.

Hernandez is special because he’s 27 inches tall. The Guinness World Records has officially certified him as the shortest living man on the Earth. He weighs only 22 pounds.

Nino loves to travel but have not yet gone beyond Colombia. He said he wants to meet former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. In addition, Hernandez likes Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone and Jackie Chan.

He’s mentally sharp and laughs easily though it’s sometimes hard to understand his high-pitched speech. Hernandez had to repeat several years of school before dropping out in the eighth grade. But he’s very sociable, loves to travel – though he hasn’t been outside Colombia %u2013 and likes to play dominoes and checkers.

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