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Specifically, while the average human has gained about 1.9 inches in height since 1900 ...

I thought it would be more than that. I’m 5’10”, just slightly over average. When I visit museums and check out the old clothing I’m always amazed at how small people were. The WW I uniforms on display are absolutely tiny. My father was a WW II vet and stood 5’8” - about average with his contemporaries. I check out my grandson and his friends and have to look up at them - they are over 6’ and still in their middle teens.

3 posted on 09/10/2009 3:40:43 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)

6 posted on 09/10/2009 4:31:37 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)

50 posted on 09/10/2009 9:36:23 AM PDT by BlueNgold (Have we crossed the line from Govt. in righteous fear of the People - to a People in fear of Govt??)