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  2. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  3. List of tallest people - Wikipedia

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    8 ft 4.5 in: Height disputed. Claimed to be 8 ft 4 in (254 cm). Guinness stated he was 7 ft 4 in (224 cm) [19] At the age of 12, he was taller than his father, who stood 6 ft 3 in tall. He reportedly had a great-grandfather in Italy who was also of abnormal height. 1912–1962 (50) Väinö Myllyrinne: Finland: 251.4 cm: 8 ft 3 in

  4. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. ... 172.4 cm (5 ft 8 in) 178.3 cm (5 ft 10 in) 166.5 cm ...

  5. Heights of presidents and presidential candidates of the ...

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    The tallest U.S. president was Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches (193 centimeters), while the shortest was James Madison at 5 feet 4 inches (163 centimeters). Donald Trump , the current president, is 6 feet 3 inches (190 centimeters) according to a physical examination summary from February 2019.

  6. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    1.75 m – (5 feet 8 inches) – height of average U.S. male human as of 2002 (source: U.S. CDC as per female above) 2.4 m – wingspan of a mute swan; 2.5 m – height of a sunflower; 2.7 m – length of a leatherback sea turtle, the largest living turtle; 2.72 m – (8 feet 11 inches) – tallest-known human (Robert Wadlow) [31]

  7. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    One version of the proportions used in modern figure drawing is: [4] An average person is generally 7-and-a-half heads tall (including the head). An ideal figure, used when aiming for an impression of nobility or grace, is drawn at 8 heads tall. A heroic figure, used in the depiction of gods and superheroes, is eight-and-a-half heads tall. Most ...

  8. Boy, 5, Died After 8 Feet High Mirror Fell on Him in ... - AOL

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    An inquest into the death of a 5-year-old boy who was fatally injured after a mirror fell on him at a store in England has taken place. ... The mirror was 8 feet 6 inches high and nearly 2 feet ...

  9. Talk:Human height/Archive 4 - Wikipedia

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    1) it does contradict the data already on the page, but not by much. It says that 50th for males percentile falls somewhere between 5'8" and 5'9" (5'8.5" would be a good guess). The average US 20+ male height is 5'9.3". .8" off doesn't seem that bad to me. Females fall between 5'3" and 5'4" on the which agrees with the table on the page.