What ethnicity is the tallest?

Dutch people are the world's tallest, with an average height of 175.62cm (5 feet 7.96 inches.) Dutch men are an average 182.53cm (5 feet 11.86 inches) tall. Dutch women are an average 168.72cm (5 feet 6.42 inches) tall.
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Which race is the tallest?

When it comes to height, Dutch men and Latvian women tower over all other nationalities, a study reveals. The average Dutchman is now 183cm (6ft) tall, while the average Latvian woman reaches 170cm (5ft 7in).
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What nationalities are tallest?

The ten tallest countries, with the first one being the country with the tallest average human height in the world, include:
  • The Netherlands 72.36 inches.
  • Montenegro 72.13 inches.
  • Denmark 71.89 inches.
  • Norway 71.81 inches.
  • Serbia 71.65 inches.
  • Germany 71.26 inches.
  • Croatia 71.06 inches.
  • The Czech Republic 70.97 inches.
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What ethnicities are the shortest?

1. Timor-Leste — 155.47cm (5 feet 1.28 inches) People on the Southeast Asian island of Timor are an average 155.47cm (5 feet 1.28 inches) tall. The average Timorese man is 159.79cm (5 feet 2.90 inches) tall.
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What nationality has the highest average height?

The Netherlands is renowned for its tall population and unsurprisingly the nation has the tallest average height on Earth. The average 19-year-old man stands at 183 cm, while women of the same age are typically 172 cm.
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What is the height of Jesus?

He may have stood about 5-ft. -5-in. (166 cm) tall, the average man's height at the time.
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Why are Europeans so tall?

In a paper published in Nature, the researchers show that northern Europeans seem to have a stronger genetic link to a particularly tall nomadic population from the Eurasian steppe who came to Europe around 4,500 years ago. Because of these genes, northern Europeans are still tall compared to others on the continent.
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Does race affect height?

If your DNA says you could be six feet tall, but you don't get enough to eat while growing up, you won't make it to six feet. No single region of DNA is responsible for differences in height.
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What is the smallest race of humans?

"Given that Homo floresiensis is the smallest human species ever discovered, they out-punch every known human intellectually, pound for pound."
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Which races are taller?

Race is one big factor. Medical examination data maintained by the CDC shows white (average height of 5-foot-10 rounded to the nearest inch) and black (5-foot-9) men tend to be significantly taller than Asian (5-foot-7) or Hispanic (5-foot-7) men.
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How many 7 footers are in the world?

This is an incredible stat! About 2800 people in the world are 7 feet tall or taller. Considering that the world population is approximately 7.4 billion people, this means that the percentage of 7 footers is 0.000038%. This incredibly small percentage of people explains why they are extremely sought for in the NBA.
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Why are Australians so tall?

By Josh Dye. Australia's population has grown taller and taller over the past century, thanks to improved healthcare, nutrition and hygiene. A global height analysis of 200 countries quite literally measured the average growth of global populations from 1914 to 2014, with every country recording an increase in height.
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Which race has the best hair?

Caucasian, Asian and Indian hair samples were put to the test for the World's Best Hair study. Their results put an end to any splitting of hairs over the issue: in terms of health, the Indian hair is the best, topping other ethnic groups on all four counts.
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What African tribe is the tallest?

The tallest major tribe in the world is the Tutsi (also known as the Watussi) of Rwanda and Burundi, Central Africa whose young adult males average 1.83 m (6 ft).
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How tall are Japanese people?

The average height in Japan is 172 cm (5'7″) for men and 158 cm (5'2″) for women. Therefore, if you are above 6 feet (183 cm), you will likely stand out and receive compliments for your height.
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Are Germans tall?

The average German is 172.87cm (5 feet 8.06 inches) tall on average. The average German man is 179.88cm (5 feet 8.81 inches) tall. The average German woman is 165.86cm (5 feet 5.29 inches) tall.
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Are Irish people tall?

The average height of an Irish man is 178.9cm, while Irish women stand at 165.1cm. Relative to the majority of the world, it's clear that we're a nation of giants.
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Can two short parents have a tall child?

And yes! A person's height can be inherited from his or her parents. Frequently, the norm is tall kids from tall parents and short kids from short parents.
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Do you get height from Mom or Dad?

The genetics of height

If they are tall or short, then your own height is said to end up somewhere based on the average heights between your two parents. Genes aren't the sole predictor of a person's height. In some instances, a child might be much taller than their parents and other relatives.
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What country has the shortest people?

The country with the shortest people in the world is actually East Timor, or Timor-Leste, which is an island country in Southeast Asia. The average height of people on this island is just 5 feet 1.28 inches, or 155.47 centimeters.
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Why are Swedes so tall?

Experts say natural selection, combined with a good animal protein diet, makes these Nordic locals taller than their counterparts elsewhere in the world. The Norwegians, like some of the other tallest people in the world have some great genetic backgrounds.
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Where does the tall gene come from?

The main factor that influences a person's height is their genetic makeup, or DNA. However, many other factors can influence height during development, including nutrition, hormones, and medical conditions. Scientists believe that DNA is responsible for about 80% of a person's height.
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Are Indians short?

Indian children are among the shortest in the world, and the country's preference for sons might be to blame. Globally, one in four children under the age of five is stunted—that is, they grew at a slower rate than a healthy child would. This stunting is manifest in shorter than average height.
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Did Jesus have a wife?

"Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said in a press release.
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