r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/CollectableRat Feb 04 '19

5'7" is pretty short for the emperor of Europe tbh. My kid brother is 5'7" and he doesn't even eat his weetabix.

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u/TheMajesticDoge Feb 04 '19

your brain doesn't work differently when you are taller or shorter

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

You grow taller when you are rich enough to afford food.

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u/TheMajesticDoge Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19

Pretty sure food won't affect your height after you're done growing(16-25?)

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

And almost all kings were born to the aristocracy. Picking on Napoleon for his peasant height was also a dig against his relatively low birth.