Tall Tales

The Friday File: Dutch men, at almost 6’ and Latvian women at 5’7” are the tallest in the world. Men from Timor-Leste, at 5’3” and Guatemalan women, at 4’11” are the shortest. American men at 5’10” are 37th tallest, while American women at 5’4” are 42nd tallest. Over the last 100 years, South Korean women gained the most height; 8 inches, while Iranian men outgrew all others at 6.5 inches.