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Height of the world's shortest living man as of Sept. 2010:
27 inches
As of Sept. 2010, Edward Nino Hernandez of Columbia, aged 24, was recognized as the world's smallest man, measuring 27 inches (70 centimeters) in height. However, waiting in the wings is Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal, who at age 17 is only 22 inches tall and will take the record from Hernandez when he turns 18 on Oct. 14, 2010.
Source: Toronto Star, 9/6/2010
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H Dragon (flickr 2008)
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First recorded use of the term "funny bone":
1840
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first recorded use of the term "funny bone" was in 1840. According to various sources, the term derives from the fact that the medical term for the "funny bone" is "humerus", which is similar to "humorous", which led someon to coin the nickname.
Source: Miracle of Language, Lederer (1999),
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Record for most high-fives received by a person in one 24-hour period:
3,132
On August 21, 2010, Sam Kass high-fived 3,132 people in Times Square over 4 hours, breaking the previous record for most high fives in one 24-hour period (3,131) set in Providence, Rhode Island in 2008 by Blake Rodgers.
Source: New York Daily News, 8/22/2010
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Percentage of girls in a 2010 study in the U.S. who showed the beginnings of breast development at age 7:
15%
According to a study of 1,239 girls in the U.S. published in August 2010 in the journal Pediatrics, 10% of white girls showed the beginnings of breast development at age 7, along with 15% of Hispanic girls and 23% of black girls.
Source: USA Today, 8/9/2010
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