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  2. Napoleon complex - Wikipedia

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    The study discovered that short men were less likely to lose their temper than men of average height. The experiment involved subjects dueling each other with sticks, with one subject deliberately rapping the other's knuckles. Heart monitors revealed that the taller men were more likely to lose their tempers and hit back.

  3. Height discrimination - Wikipedia

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    [20] [21] Conversely, research by Dan Ariely found that American women exhibit a marked preference for dating taller men, and that for shorter men to be judged attractive by women, they must earn substantially more money than taller men. [22] Also, the perceived attractiveness of taller men may also apply to men of average height.

  4. The Tall Men (short story) - Wikipedia

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    The story is set during the last years of the Great Depression, as the country readies itself for possible entry into World War II. It begins with two men visiting a house in Jefferson to serve a warrant for the two McCallum brothers, who have not registered for selective service (draft evasion.)

  5. Tall men have the short end of the stick in marriage - AOL

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    The researchers say, "This further confirms an existence of height-based status exchange in which short men compensate for their lower physical status with higher proportional earnings, while tall ...

  6. Men got taller and heavier at twice the rate of women over ...

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    The team found that each 0.2 increase in the HDI saw an increase in height of approximately 1.68 centimeters (0.66 inches) for women and 4.03 centimeters (1.59 inches) for men, as well as an ...

  7. I Thought You'd Be Taller: Celebs Who Are Shorter Than You ...

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    Many men who play tough guys on screen aren't tall at all, and many famous female singers who can belt it out are quite petite. Here are celebrities who prove big personalities, voices, and stage ...

  8. National Organization of Short Statured Adults - Wikipedia

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    The organization clearly defined "short stature" to be men 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) or below and women 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) or below in height. [1] The group advocated on behalf of short people and hoped to foster greater acceptance of short people within society. NOSSA was opposed to the prejudice known as heightism. The group defined heightism as, "a ...

  9. 18 celebrity women who are taller than their boyfriends and ...

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    Zendaya, who is 5 foot 10, is 2 inches taller than Tom Holland. She said she's never thought of height differences "as a thing." 18 celebrity women who are taller than their boyfriends and husbands