Smallest Man In The World

It is highly interesting to find out the smallest man in the world. Unlike people with normal height and weight, this individual is definitely much different especially in terms of lifestyle. Most often than not, people of such stature are suffering from certain medical conditions, which make their appearances different from that of others. In addition to these interesting details, it is also good to know certain facts about the world’s smallest man.According to the annual reference book entitled “Guinness World Records,” theshortest man in the world today is Lin Yu-chih, who currently lives in Taipei, Taiwan. He has a recorded height of 2 feet and 2.58 inches or 67.5 centimeters. He works as a social activist...

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Geography and Geology of Norway

Norway comprises the western part of Scandinavia in Northern Europe. The rugged coastline, broken by huge fjords and thousands of islands, stretches 25,000 kilometres (16,000 mi) and 83,000 kilometres (52,000 mi) including fjords and islands. Norway shares a 1,619-kilometre (1,006 mi) land border with Sweden, 727 kilometres (452 mi) with Finland and 196 kilometres (122 mi) with Russia at the east. To the north, west and south, Norway is bordered by the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea, the North Sea and Skagerrak. Norwegian lowland landscape near the Gaulosen branch of Trondheimsfjord. Reine in Lofoten, Northern Norway. At 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) (including Svalbard and Jan Mayen), (and 323,802...

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World's Heaviest Man Photos, Girlfriend and Death

Heaviest man PhotoWorld's Heaviest Man  PhotoWorld's Heaviest Man  PhotoWorld's Heaviest Man  PhotoWorld's Heaviest Man  PhotoWorld’s heaviest man Manuel Uribe WeddingSorry ladies, Mr. Big is finally out of the market. The world's most obese man is getting hitched.Manuel "Meme" Uribe says he will wed longtime girlfriend Claudia Solis on Oct. 26 in Monterrey, Mexico. The two will be married in a civil ceremony at a location still to be decided.Uribe is unable to walk, and leaving his house means being towed through the streets on his specially made bed.This year the Guinness Book of World Records declared Uribe, who tipped the scales at 1,230 pounds in 2006, the world's heaviest man.The 43-year-old has shed about 550 pounds...

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Naked mole rat's genome 'blueprint' revealed

African Naked mole rat baby PhotoThe industrious but unlovely naked mole rat is the latest creature to have its genome sequenced by scientists. A genetic blueprint for this bizarre-looking rodent could help researchers understand why it is so long-lived. Naked mole rats are also of interest to scientists because they appear to have some resistance to cancer. A team from the University of Liverpool, UK, led the project and have made the "first draft" of the genome available online for other researchers.Dr Joao Pedro Magalhaes, the Liverpool-based biologist who led the study, explained that he became interested in naked mole rats when he discovered how long they lived."Bigger animals tend to live longer, but the naked mole rat is an exception...

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Severe drought in Horn of Africa

Some parts of the Horn of Africa have been hit by the worst drought in 60 years, the UN says.More than 10 million people are thought to be affected across the region. The UN now classifies large areas of Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya as a crisis or an emergency. Charity Save the Children says drought and war in Somalia has led to unprecedented numbers fleeing across the border into Kenya, with about 1,300 people arriving every day.Three camps at Dadaab, just inside Kenya, are home to well over 350,000 people, but they were built to hold just 90,000 and are severely overcrowded. A prolonged failure of rains, which began in late 2010, is now taking its toll.The UN's Office for the Co-Ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) warns...

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