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  2. Heights of presidents and presidential candidates of the ...

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    The tallest U.S. president was Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches (193 centimeters), while the shortest was James Madison at 5 feet 4 inches (163 centimeters). Joe Biden , the current president, is 6 feet (183 centimeters) according to a physical examination summary from February 2024.

  3. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In both customary and imperial units, one foot comprises 12 inches, and one yard comprises three feet. Since an international agreement in 1959, the foot is defined as equal to exactly 0.3048 meters. Historically, the "foot" was a part of many local systems of units, including the Greek, Roman, Chinese, French, and English systems. It varied in ...

  4. The countries with the tallest people in the world, ranked - AOL

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    The mean height for men from the Netherlands is 6 feet 0.36 inches (183.8 cm). The mean height for women from the Netherlands is 5 feet 7.09 inches (170.4 cm).

  5. List of tallest people - Wikipedia

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    Sam McDonald (1762 – 6 May 1802), called "Big Sam", was a Scotsman of unusual height for his day who had a distinguished military career and was a noted "strongman". Most sources state his height as 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m), [201] with a burly build, although one 1822 source claims 10 feet 4 inches (3.15 m). [202] 1762–1802 (40?) Mildred ...

  6. 6-foot-9-inch tall woman is calling herself the tallest model ...

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    Standing at a striking 6 foot, 9 inches, Ekaterina Lisina is on top of the world. The 29-year-old from Penza, Russia, is calling herself the world's tallest model after already being dubbed the ...

  7. The life of the tallest man who ever lived is utterly ... - AOL

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    By the time he was 10 years old, Wadlow weighed 210 pounds, was more than 6 feet tall, and wore a size 17.5 shoe. ... He was 22 years old, weighed 490 pounds, and was 8 feet 11 inches tall.

  8. Ancient Roman units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The Roman foot was sub-divided either like the Greek pous into 16 digiti or fingers; or into 12 unciae or inches. Frontinus writes in the 1st century AD that the digitus was used in Campania and most parts of Italy. [6] The principal Roman units of length were:

  9. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect. It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system. [4] [5]