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		piombisallow 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ageing accelerates around age 50 ― some organs fas... Height is controlled by genes too and you don't get people shorter than 0.5 m or taller than 3 m

JPLeRouzic 6 months ago [–]

True, but one guy was 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) tall:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_people

And another was 76cm high:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_dwarfism

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