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Short people could blame their lack of height on a shortage of genes

November 26, 2011

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Short people have shortage of genes.

Height is mostly passed down through families but scientists have so far only identified specific gene characteristics to explain about 10 per cent of the difference between people’s heights.

 

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Study Finds Tall People Earn Higher Wages

May 17, 2009

Study Finds Tall People Earn Higher Wages

Tall people earn more than short people 

Tall people earn higher wages than their vertically-challenged counterparts while being obese does not mean a slimmed-down pay packet, according to a new study in Australia.

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Short: Animated Rocks

August 27, 2008

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fp5hbwdW3E[/youtube]

 Playful thinking

German short movie, nominated for the Academy Award in 2003. Das Rad, The Wheel. Second video after the jump.

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The Piano Lesson

June 9, 2008

 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABs6LX-w7B0[/youtube]

Yes, we all know this woman…

The heart warming tale of a boy and his aging piano instructor. Second video after the jump

 

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The 2009 Job Market

March 28, 2008

 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2uErWWwQTo[/youtube]

This is a short clip from “The Job,” a comedy filmed by Screaming Frog Productions.

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Shorter Women Live Longer

March 5, 2008

Short Women

Nature rewards shorter women with extra long lives, according to a new study.

Mutations in genes governing an important cell-signalling pathway influence human longevity, according to researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.


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