"It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important." – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Well ok, Sir Doyle might not have had the world’s smallest violin or miniature pieces of art in mind when he said that but it’s a great quote nevertheless and got us wondering about some of the smallest stuff out there…
Did you know the world’s smallest grown person is Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal, who towers at 21.1 inches… that’s only slightly taller than an average newborn baby; the world’s smallest horse, cleverly named Thumbelina, is around the size of a dachshund; the smallest dog, Beyonce, can easily fit into a Coke can; and unbelievably the world’s smallest species of frog and lizard can sit comfortably on the tip of a match!
Check out the pictures below for some more of the smallest things in the world, including our favourite – the miniature sofa!
Top left: World’s smallest park in Portland, Oregon, together with a miniature pond, ferris wheel and statue (source); Top right: World’s smallest teapot, weighing only 1.4 grams (source); Bottom left: Disputably, the world’s smallest sofa – not one for the family! (source); Bottom right: World’s smallest book from Japan with pages only 0.75 mm wide (source).