He wasn’t that old, but he sure did live a full 21 years in this world. I believe a lot of people will be sad; when they wake up today and see that He Pingping has passed away.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, He Pingping was the shortest man on Earth. I’m not sure who the shortest man now will be or if there is a woman that will hold the new record as the shortest living person. He Pingping was very tiny. He only stood a meager 73 centimeters tall. For most people, a centimeter is about the width of their index finger, so you can get an idea of just how small he was.

Growing up as a child I always loved to look at the Guinness Book for World Records. It was one of the most fascinating books I had ever seen. I’m glad my elementary school kept it available for check-outs. I know me and a lot of other students at my school would check out that book a lot. Even as an adult now, that book still fascinates me. When I go on vacation, one of my favorite tourist attractions to see is the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museums. You can find these in a lot of different areas around the country. The last Ripley’s Museum I visited was in St. Augustine, Florida. I remember they had former President John F. Kennedy’s hair on display and a piece of Elvis Presley’s curtains were cut from the Graceland Mansion in Nashville and donated to the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum in Saint Augustine, Florida; which is about an hour’s drive north from Daytona Beach, Florida.

Have you ever visited one of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museums? To me, it’s well worth the cost and it’s really not that expensive to do. I believe it’s around 10 dollars for a visit and you can take your time and stay inside the museum for as long as you like. I also visited the Ripley’s Museum in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It’s been so long since I was there, I really can’t remember much about it. I’m glad that we have things today that can show us people like the shortest living man He Pingping and other extremes in our society.