Hairstyle Suggestions Based on Body Shape
	When it comes to hairstyles and body shapes, there are few golden rules that we should all try to stick with the best we can – and apart from that, we're pretty much free to experiment with the latest trendy colors and cuts and see where our imagination and our hair stylist's skill takes us. However, there are, as I was just saying, a few classical dos and don'ts concerning hair and body shape, and the best thing t ... [read more >>]
	09 May 2008, 10:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Too Short? This Newfound Gene Could Be Responsible
	Being too short or too tall impacts your welfare, from social life to sex life. That's why, scientists are struggling to find out which are the genes that influence our height. In a research published in the journal "Nature Genetics" and made on over 35,000 subjects, an international team discovered that genes connected to osteoarthritis could have a minor role in determining our height. These genes are found in an area ... [read more >>]
	14 January 2008, 03:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Meet the World's Tallest and Shortest Dogs!
	These are the extremes: the world’s tallest dog Gibson (7 ft / 2.1 m tall when standing on his hind legs) has met Boo Boo (4 in / 10 cm high) the world’s smallest dog in Sacramento, California for Guinness World Records Day 2007. No doubt, the Chihuahua, a dog race that has its origins in northwestern Mexico, delivers the world's smallest pooches. The purpose of this event was to decide on which is the world's smallest Chihuah ... [read more >>]
	09 November 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

World's Shortest Couple
	This couple could spend their honey moon in a match box. Chen Guilan, the bride, is 0.7 m (2.3 ft) tall, while the groom, Li Tangyong, is 1.1 m (3.6 ft) tall. The bride has posed in her wedding dress for their wedding photo in Shunde, Guangdong Province (southeastern China) on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007. The couple got married during the National Day (1 October) holiday and had already applied for the "shortest couple to g ... [read more >>]
	03 October 2007, 16:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Largest Building in Europe: Russia Tower
	This will match the size of Mother Russia and the Russian thirst for big territories. Yesterday started the work on the Russia Tower, which – once finished – will become Europe's tallest building and it will be located in the heart of Moscow's business district, in the precincts of the Moscow International Business Center. "This tower will become a symbol of Russia which is turned to the future and to new heigh ... [read more >>]
	19 September 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Meet the New Tallest Living Human on the Planet: 2.57m (8ft 5in)!
	Bye bye, Bao! The previous holder of the title "The tallest living man", a Chinese citizen of Mongolian ethnic root, Bao Xishun, with his 2.36m (7ft 9in) height, is a dwarf compared to the new record holder. The Ukrainian man Leonid Stadnyk, 37, has been recognized as the world's tallest living person by the Guinness Book of Records. Stadnyk was measured to have 2.57m (8ft 5in) in height. The difference in height between ... [read more >>]
	10 August 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How to Build the Tallest Building in the World
	Building the world's tallest buildings seems to have become a fierce competition in the last decades. Owning it is a matter of great pride, not only for the builders – which gain a lot of fame and also a lot of money – but also for the hosting country, which will benefit from having one of the most important tourist attractions in the world. Currently, the tallest building in the world is Taipei 101, named after the city it was bu ... [read more >>]
	30 May 2007, 11:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Solving the Napoleon Complex: Are Short Men More Aggressive Than Taller Ones?
	Naughty little devil... There is a common belief that men of below average height display more aggressiveness than their taller peers as they would try to convince the others that they are by no means less capable. The so-called "Napoleon complex" or "short man syndrome" makes 80 % of the population regard the small men as violent, but a new research reveals that in fact it is the tall men that are more likely to ... [read more >>]
	05 April 2007, 06:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Europeans Are Taller Than Americans!
	Now it is official: Americans have lost their first place as the tallest people on Earth. This place has been taken by the Europeans, nations like the Dutch, Norwegians, Danish and Germans presenting much higher average values. The United States have detained the height primacy for the last 200 years, as signaled by the Annals of Human Biology. The current average height in US is 5 feet, 9 inches (1.75 m) for an adult male ... [read more >>]
	14 March 2007, 09:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia