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The difference between Danny DeVito and Dolph Lundgren is given only by genes. So far, only two of these genes have been known. But three recent researches published in the journal "Nature Genetics" have augmented our knowledge on the issue, discovering dozens of new genes involved in this. Height is a genetic trait,... |
9 April 2008
02:50 GMT |
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She is about the size of a cat. With a height of just 1ft 11 in (58 cm), Jyoti Amge is dwarfed even by an one year old toddler (which may be over 75 cm (2.5 ft) tall and weigh over 10 kg (22 pounds), on average), but this girl is 15 years old. The Indian Book of Records registered her as the world's smallest gir... |
8 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Men can do the most stupid things to look taller, from silly high hairdos to horrible heeled shoes. Now they have an alternative: the two-inch (5 cm) silicon head implant. This technique has been developed by a cosmetic surgeon in Spain, as signaled by the 'Daily Mail'. Dr Luis de la Cruz, 47, of the Clinic... |
31 March 2008
15:31 GMT |
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Now, it is official: the world's shortest man is a Chinese: the 20-year-old He Pingping. The man is 73 cm (2.4 feet) tall and he is a native of Huade county, Wulanchabu city (in Inner Mongolia province). His father, He Yun, said that, at birth, he had been only the size of an adult's palm. The parents of He... |
28 March 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Indeed, rhinos are horses' (and donkeys' and zebras', too) closest evolutionary cousins. And it appears that some horses prove this through their size. Digger, a British Clydesdale, at its 6ft 6in (1.95 m) height at the withers, is Britain's biggest living horse. The horse is only four years old, ... |
28 January 2008
05:40 GMT |
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This is the gentle giant of the dogs. The Irish Wolfhound breed has originally been created for wolf hunting, as its look has very few in common with a wolf. There are no more wolves in Ireland today, but they did exist there once. Also, there were wild boars and deer. It seems that the last Irish wolf was hunted 200... |
4 December 2007
06:34 GMT |
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This is the most detested sexual deviation and people have a strong aversion to pedophiles as they hit on the future generation. Convicted pedophiles have high recidivism rates. Some of the abusers turn into pedophiles because children are weaker and more pliable than adults. A new study made by the Center for Addict... |
23 October 2007
14:06 GMT |
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Who could doubt that Chihuahua dogs, a race that has its origins in the north of Mexico, are the world's smallest pooches? The problem is now that there is a fierce competition on deciding upon the world's smallest Chihuahua/dog. At one and a half year old, Boo Boo, a long coated Chihuahua, of just 4 inche... |
1 October 2007
14:11 GMT |
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It is true that the oldest horse, Hyracotherium, was the size of a fox. And it's equally true that the closest relatives of horses, donkeys and zebras are the rhinoceros. And the world's records in horse sizes do vary from a fox to a rhinoceros. The largest horses in the world belong to the English breed Sh... |
30 July 2007
14:41 GMT |
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This is really interesting: the world's tallest and shortest living individuals are not only both from China, but also from the same region, Inner Mongolia. Bao Xishun, 56, also named Xi Shun or "The Mast", a 7-foot-9 in herdsman (2.36 m) from Inner Mongolia was confirmed in 2005 by Guinness World Records as the... |
28 July 2007
05:57 GMT |
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Africa is a continent of the extremes. And the cradle of humankind. This is where the shortest people, the pygmies, appeared and still live. Amongst those of pure blood, men have an average height of just 1.45 m (4.34 ft) and women of 1.33 m (4 ft)! But pygmies are not a dwarf variant of the Black Africans. Their hea... |
26 July 2007
15:06 GMT |
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The largest horses in the world are those of the English breed Shire. These horses often bypass the height of 1.8 m (6 ft) and reach in weight one tone (almost as much as a rhino, to which horses and their relatives, donkeys and zebras, are related). Average horses have 0.3-0.4 tones. These draft horses are generall... |
22 May 2007
16:36 GMT |
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