Interesting read

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http://mentalfloss.com/article/49358/why-don%E2%80%99t-big-dogs-live-long-small-dogs

Quote** Tom Samaras has been studying links between human height and other characteristics for decades. After looking at height and age of death for people in a number of historical samples, he found that shorter stature is strongly linked to longer life. Among 3200 deceased pro baseball players, for example, he worked out that every cm of height a player had over the average shortened his life by .35 years.

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This kind of seals it for me. I'm just gonna wear 2-3 inch lifts for the rest of my life and still be above average height. Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too?

Love this quote from the article you shared "The fact that tall people die younger appears to be an immutable physical reality. A short person is like a Honda Civic: compact and efficient. Tall people are Cadillac Escalades."

Very nice links maximize, I appreciate that you shared them. Cheers.

BTW, I had always wondered why women live longer than men on average. I think this explains it, although there might be other reasons.