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  2. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Japan: 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 158.6 cm (5 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.08 18–49 (N= m:10,131 f:8,984) 60.7% Measured 2018 [94] [95] Japan: 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) 157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in) 1.08 17 (N = 1,108,891 High School students) 0.0% Measured 2018 [96] [97] Japan: 172 cm (5 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) 1.09: 20–49: 47.2%: Measured ...

  3. 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/ ...

  4. Japanese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Upon its advice, the Imperial Diet established the metric system as Japan's legal standard, effective 1 July 1924, [6] with use of the other systems permitted as a transitional measure. [4] The government and "leading industries" were to convert within the next decade, with others following in the decade after that. [7]

  5. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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    The recent formula used by the Brannock device assumes a foot length of 2 barleycorns less than the length of the last; thus, men's size 1 is equivalent to a last's length of 8 + 1 ⁄ 3 in (21.17 cm) and foot's length of 7 + 2 ⁄ 3 in (19.47 cm), and children's size 1 is equivalent to 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (10.8 cm) last's length and 3 + 7 ⁄ 12 in ...

  6. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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    BS 3666:1982 Specification for size designation of women's wear; BS 6185:1982 Specification for size designation of men's wear; BS 3666:1982, the standard for women's clothing, is rarely followed by manufacturers as it defines sizes in terms of hip and bust measurements only within a limited range.

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  8. When is a child too old to breastfeed? Experts weigh in

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    Breast, bottle, whatever: How You Feed is a shame-free series on how babies eat. Ten years ago, Time magazine's cover featured mom Jamie Lynne Grumet with her 4-year-old son nursing while standing ...

  9. Utsuro-bune - Wikipedia

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    Oddly enough, one of the symbols inside the vessel resembled South Korea's current flag. The fishermen found items inside such as two bed sheets, a bottle filled with 3.6 litres of water, some cake and kneaded meat. [1] [2] [3] Then the fishermen saw a young woman, possibly 18 or 20 years old. Her body size was said to be 1.5 metres (4.92 feet).