Height Facts

You are about 1 centimeter taller in the morning than in the evening!

Artists have long used a simple rule: your head is approximately one-eighth of your total height. This classical proportion has been used since ancient Greece to draw the ideal human figure.

A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!

Dutch, on average are the tallest people.

Chinese sports authorities reportedly arranged the marriage between Yao Ming's parents—Yao Zhiyuan (6'7") and Fang Fengdi (6'3"), both elite basketball players—as part of a state-sponsored athletic breeding program. Their son became the 7'6" NBA superstar.

A study conducted by the University of Hawaii revealed that shorter men live longer lives.