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The Dutch spent a century becoming the tallest population on Earth, then the run quietly ended. Men born in 1980 reached 183.9 centimetres; those born in 2001 measure 182.9. Women born in 2001 are 1.4 centimetres shorter than the 1980 cohort - Space Daily

Published by Space Daily 5 August 2026 at 23:00
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The Dutch spent a century becoming the tallest population on Earth, then the run quietly ended. Men born in 1980 reached 183.9 centimetres; those born in 2001 measure 182.9. Women born in 2001 are 1.4 centimetres shorter than the 1980 cohort - Space Daily
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A century of growth that made the Dutch the world's tallest has mysteriously reversed, with each new generation losing height they can't seem to get back.

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