[fidelis]

The taller you are, the earlier you die on average. It was once thought this data was skewed by warfare (better target), but no, the data holds up for LEs measured beginning past military age. Current theory is bigger people have more cells in which something can go wrong.

Might be the reason you’ll commonly see little old men and little old ladies. Not too common to hear about big old men and big old ladies.

[drSteve78]

Big old people fall harder than little old people. Except for the really frail tinder sticks.