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Things you never think about Samurai edition. They were very very short. (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 76 points 1 week ago* (7 children)

Average dutch male, looking down from 6ft, wondering why everyone is so tiny.

As a severely below-average height Dutch woman, visiting Japan and seeing faces at the level of my face instead of chests was quite the experience.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 week ago (6 children)

    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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