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There's almost a foot of difference between people in the 16th century and now. The reason for this is improved diet; milk, especially. A recent development in human evolution is being able to drink milk (hence why so many people are still lactose intolerant!) and because of that, and many other developments in diet, the human race has grown significantly over the past few centuries.

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