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Nepalese Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who says he's only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall arrives at the airport in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Guinness World Records officials will be in Nepal this weekend to measure Dangi who hopes to be named the world's shortest man. Dangi is hoping to snatch the title of the world's shortest man from Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who is 23.5 inches (60 centimeters) tall. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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22-inch man says he's world's shortest

Guinness World Records officials will be in Nepal this weekend to measure Chandra Bahadur Dangi who hopes to be named the world's shortest man.

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St. Patrick's Day by the numbers

All the interesting facts & figures that make this a day worth celebrating.

Jimmie Johnson stands next to his wife, Chandra Johnson, after winning the NASCAR Auto Club 500 race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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NASCAR's leading ladies

They say behind every great man is a great woman; these NASCAR wives and girlfriends prove that's more than true.

Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, the Kingdom's grand mufti, prays during the funeral of the Saudi woman and her daughter who were killed in Chad, at the Grand Mosque in Riyadh February 6, 2008. A bomb attack on the residence of the Saudi ambassador to Chad killed the wife and daughter of an embassy employee taking shelter from the fighting between the government and rebel forces. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (SAUDI ARABIA) Americans most frequently mention Iran when asked to name the country they consider to be the United States' greatest enemy, and the 32% who do so is up from 25% in 2011. China is second on the list, with significantly fewer Americans mentioning North Korea, Afghanistan, and Iraq -- the countries that round out the top five.

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Americans rank the nation's greatest enemies

A February 2012 Gallup poll asked Americans; "Which country is America's greatest enemy today?"

Zane Fischer, sits in his hamster ball bike before a 'Ben Hur'-like chariot race at Chariot Wars during a three-day Mini Bike Winter Olympics Saturday, Feb.18, 2012, in Portland, Ore. Armed, variously, with all manner of foam-padded apparatus, at least five teams did battle on Saturday under gray skies for the pleasure of hoisting a three-foot-tall, homemade skull-bearing piece of welded junk, called the 'Ben Hurt' trophy. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Looking like punk gladiators, young adults on junk bikes dragged junk chariots around a makeshift arena in this northwestern U.S. city, slamming into each other and swinging away with foam clubs. Spectators tossed beer cans, flour and smoke grenades. Firecrackers popped and obscenities flew during the battle called the "Ben ...

The Zulu Parade moves through the central business district of New Orleans Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. This is the last day of the Mardi Gras celebration, ending at midnight, after a day of parades, marching groups and people in costumes. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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Gulf Coast goes wild for Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras season is well underway in the Big Easy and all over the southern U.S. Mardi Gras is February 21, 2012.

Dancers of Sao Clemente samba school parade on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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Carnival celebrations continue in Brazil

Millions party at Carnival in Brazil

One of the earliest pictures available of Marine Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., taken when he was nine month old - and with a finger pointed skyward. (AP Photo)

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John Glenn: 50th anniversary of historic space flight

A true American hero: the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of his groundbreaking space flight.

Malaysia's NG Josiah, right, and Ireland's Eoin Mullen crash in their men's Keirin, first round Repechage during the World Cup track cycling meeting at the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome at the Olympic Park in London, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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Images from the weekend

Browse some of the most interesting photos shot from around the world over the weekend.

Performers rehearse at the Sambadrome parade grounds in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday Feb. 17, 2012. The globe's biggest Carnival bash opens Friday, with an estimated 850,000 tourists in attendance for the five-day-event, running from Feb. 17-21. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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Carnival celebrated in Brazil

Showered in confetti and flanked by sequined samba queens, Rio's mayor symbolically relinquished control of the city to its rotund Carnival king on Friday to kick off the five-day festivities, a time of joyous excess when the streets fill with roving percussion bands and throngs of dancing, drinking revelers.

Jennifer Hudson accepts the award for outstanding album for "I Remember Me" at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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'The Help' cleans up at 43rd NAACP Image Awards

"The Help" collected three prizes at the NAACP Image Awards, including top actress honors for Viola Davis, the supporting actress prize for Octavia Spencer and outstanding motion picture. The ceremony Friday at the Shrine Auditorium, which honored diversity in the arts, was punctuated by moving tributes to Whitney Houston, the ...