Not always. I read that they were average or below average height only a few generations ago.
“Not always. I read that they were average or below average height only a few generations ago.”
It’s due to global warming. Netherlands is pretty much at sea level. Sea level is rising, so people need to be taller so they don’t drown. Proof of evolution AND global warming.
Want even more proof? The Sherpas are pretty short - ‘cuz Mt. Everest is so far from the ocean and all. Well - and there is more of earth’s gravity pulling down on them. Of course, less gravity in the Netherlands may be another reason they are so tall.