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  2. Shaku (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Shaku (Japanese: 尺) or Japanese foot[1][2] is a Japanese unit of length derived (but varying) from the Chinese chi, originally based upon the distance measured by a human hand from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the forefinger [3][a] (compare span). Traditionally, the length varied by location or use, but it is now standardized as 10/33 m ...

  3. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Human height. 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] In the early ...

  4. List of tallest people - Wikipedia

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    218 cm: 7 ft 2 in: Margo Dydek: Tallest professional women's basketball player. [159] 1974–2011 (37) Pakistan: 218 cm: 7 ft 2 in: Zainab Bibi: Asserted to be the world's tallest woman in 2003. [160] 1972–2018 (46) Italy: 217 cm 7 ft 1.4 in Maria Fassnauer She was known as the Tyrolean giantess. 1879–1917 [161] Latvia: 216 cm: 7 ft 1 in ...

  5. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    0.3048 m. 30.48 cm. 304.8 mm. The foot (standard symbol: ft) [1][2] is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. The prime symbol, ′, is commonly used to represent the foot. [3] In both customary and imperial units, one foot comprises 12 inches, and one yard comprises three feet.

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

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    The second-tallest unsuccessful candidate is John Kerry at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm). The shortest unsuccessful presidential candidate is Stephen A. Douglas at 5 ft 4 in (163 cm). The next shortest is Kamala Harris, who lost the 2024 election and is 5 ft 41⁄2 in (164 cm). The largest height difference between two presidential candidates (out of the ...

  7. Olivier Richters - Wikipedia

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    7 ft 2 in (218 cm) Bodybuilder. Personal info. Weight. 160 kg (350 lb) Olivier Richters (born 5 September 1989) is a Dutch bodybuilder and actor who stands at 218 centimetres (7 ft 2 in). In 2021, Richters portrayed Ursa in the 2021 film Black Widow in a minor role. He also appeared in The King's Man and Louis Wain in 2021, and in Indiana Jones ...

  8. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    The number of cases was 57,574, with an average age of 48 years and a median age of 47 years. They were all over 18 years old at the time of the investigation. Regardless of age, urbanity or rurality, ethnic groups, or provinces, the average height of males was 169.60 cm, while the average height of females was 158.88 cm.

  9. Inch - Wikipedia

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    1 / 36 ⁠ yd or ⁠ 1 / 12 ⁠ ft. Metric (SI) units. 25.4 mm. A fire hydrant marked as 3-inch. The inch (symbol: in or ″) is a unit of length in the British Imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement. It is equal to ⁠ 1 36 ⁠ yard or ⁠ 1 12 ⁠ of a foot. Derived from the Roman uncia ("twelfth"), the word inch is ...