World’s Tallest Man and Shortest Man. Together. At Last.
- via Mental Floss, yo
Here are some human height statistics:
Something in the water? Plains Native Americans and North American descendants of Europeans were a lot taller than their 18th and 19th century Continental compadres.
But not anymore: Scandinavians are tall, but not as tall as people from the Dinaric Alps. The average Dinaric dude is 186 cm (about 6′1″).
The African Maasai are also some of the tallest folk in the world. Of late, however, the Maasai have become the unfortunate darlings of the snake oil circuit. Because every good scam needs the obligatory indigenous ancient culture to “prove” the amazing power of products like cellulite shoes and hoodia pills!
Inherent height difference among races, particularly when comparing Asians to Europeans, is stereotypical. The differences have far more to do with nutrition and health care access than race.
Source: Ye Ole Wiki
Better Source: American Journal of Physical Anthropology
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5 opinions for World’s Tallest Man and Shortest Man. Together. At Last.
Maxwell House
Dec 31, 2007 at 4:00 am
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We all need a small person.
If only...
Feb 8, 2008 at 10:42 am
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gaby
Mar 25, 2008 at 6:09 pm
pues la verdad sin conocerlos me caen muy bien porque se ve que son muy buenas personas por sus caras pasencela super iper mega guau los quiero
juann
Mar 25, 2008 at 6:12 pm
solo falta que a uno le den miedo las alturas y a el otro no le quepa ni la menor duda jajajajajajaja
Emilee
Jun 23, 2008 at 5:34 pm
wow my bro is short but not that short jezz i thought my brother was short
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