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JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

You may find it interesting to know that around 150 years ago, Dutch men were amongst some of the shortest populations in Europe at an average of 165cm (5 ft 5 in).

Good exercise, better diets, and various other good things went into contributing to a taller average height today.

Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1081602X.2023.2192193#d1e165

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