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Originally posted by Jack Manfred
6'4" tall . . . . that's 5 inches above average height.
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Not according to the BBC.
"He discovered that, at the time of the American War of Independence in 1775, the average American man was 5ft 9 - about two inches taller than the average British man.
"Now, the tables have been turned - with the British around half an inch taller than the Americans, who have now reached an average height of 5ft 10."