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Khagendra Thapa Magar, the world’s smallest teen, is held next to a life-sized figure of Robert Wadlow, the world’s tallest man ever, to mark his introduction into «Ripley’s Believe It or Not» latest book during a photo shoot on Times Square in New York on September 7, 2010. The Nepalese 17-year old made his entry into the record book as the world’s smallest male teen standing just 55.9 centimetres (22 inches) tall. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand