Short people reign again…
Growing up I was nicknamed “Shorty” on the soccer field.
And I’m damn proud…because according to this wonderful article (thank you Abo), short people are BETTER than tall people…in that they are more likely to live longer. Of course, this is a very bold statement and probably not factual, but in my heart I feel it must be true.
To take this notion one step further, I decided to do some serious statistical analysis (Abo, you could learn from me). According to Wikipedia, the tallest man in history is Robert Wadlow at a “Fellowish” 8 ft 11.1 inches. And so I asked myself…How long did Bob live? 22 years! The shortest man in history is Gul Mohammed at a “Bowmazing” 1 ft 10.5 inches. Holy shit…you read that right, I said one foot ten and one-half inches tall. And so I asked myself…How long did GulMo live? 40 years!
“One small step for man; one giant leap for shortkind.”
So you heard it hear folks, short people sure as hell aren’t short-lived.
I leave you with a tribute video for GulMo:
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