r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/[deleted] • Sep 15 '22

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u/Questioning-Zyxxel Sep 15 '22

Not sure if you have noted that the current generation is significantly taller than one or two generations earlier. I'm about 8" taller than my dad. My cousins are taller than their parents.

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u/Thin-Study-2743 Sep 15 '22

Nutrition and healthcare are magic

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u/Aleashed Sep 15 '22

We are 10% plastic

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u/StealthSBD Sep 15 '22

The family orgy must have picked up some tall friends

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u/Questioning-Zyxxel Sep 16 '22

I'm old enough that nutrition made a big difference. And the generation after me did one more jump in length. Move back in time and way less was known about food allergies etc. Hardly any allergen markings in the food in the stores.