To: Dog Gone
``According to demographic studies, some 97 percent of men and 95 percent of women in the world's population are under these height limits,'' said Anne Peytavin, president of the medical commission of the International Volleyball Federation. That's hard to believe. I'm 5'10 and feel REAL short. Of course, every single one of my dad's brothers are taller than I am, and my dad's 6'4. Most of my cousins are taller as well.
To: Dan from Michigan
It's probably no more surprising than the fact that the International Volleyball Federation actually has a medical commission with a president.
But now, 97% of us have a League of Our Own!
8 posted on
04/05/2002 1:31:01 PM PST by
Dog Gone
To: Dan from Michigan
A large portion of the world's population is nonwhite, though, and some ethnicities tend not to be so tall...
9 posted on
04/06/2002 1:07:13 AM PST by
xm177e2
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