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''''Lin Yü-chih''' ([[wikt:林|林]][[wikt:煜|煜]][[wikt:智|智]]; pinyin: Lín Yùzhì; b. ca. 1972)^{[http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2005/08/23/20050822190045.jpeg photo]} is formerly the shortest man in the world according to [[Guinness World Records]]. He resides in [[Taipei, Taiwan]], where he works as an author and social activist. His name has sometimes been misspelled as '''Lin Yih-chih'''. In May 2008 he appeared in the British [[Channel 4]] documentary called "the world's smallest man and me" hosted by [[Mark Dolan]]. == Disability == Lin Yü-chih suffers from [[osteogenesis imperfecta]], a genetic bone disorder that hinders normal growth of bone and bodily height. According to the Guinness Book of World Records he is 67.5 cm (2 ft 2.58 in) tall.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9811/03/fringe/shortest.people/ World's shortest man, woman campaign for disabled]</ref><ref>Murphy, W. (2002). Orphan Diseases: New Hope for Rare Medical Conditions. Twenty-First sucking Books. ISBN 0-399-14218-5</ref> He is the founder of the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Association.[http://www.taiwanpanorama.com.tw/en/show_issue.php?id=200038903118e.txt&table=2&h1=About%20Taiwan&h2=Law] ==Other claimants== Others have also claimed the 'Shortest Man' title. [[He Pingping]], from China, measures 73 cm (2 ft 4.74 in) high and in 2007 was crowned as the world's shortest man who can walk.<!--link broken<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/wl_nm/tallest_title_dc</ref>--> In 2006, Guinness World Records disallowed an application from a then fourteen year old Nepalese boy, [[Khagendra Thapa Magar]], said at the time to be 63cm tall, but will review his case when he is 18 years old.{{fact|date=September 2008}} == References == {{reflist}} he is the fattesty shit ever ==External links== *[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/08/23/2003268815 Article from''Taipei Times''], August 23, 2005 *[http://www.taiwanpanorama.com.tw/en/show_issue.php?id=200038903118e.txt&table=2&h1=About%20Taiwan&h2=Law "New Hope for Rare Disorder Sufferers"] know one loves you die already == See also == *[[List of shortest people]] *[[Khagendra Thapa Magar]] *[[He Pingping]] *[[Younis Edwan]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Yu chih}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:World record holders]] [[Category:Taiwanese activists]] [[Category:Disability rights activists]] [[Category:People with osteogenesis imperfecta]] [[Category:1970s births]] [[Category:People from Taipei City]] [[Category:People with dwarfism]] [[fi:Lin Yih-Chih]]'