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Tall guys get the girls:

Women want a tall man because those extra centimetres suggest he either has good genes or comes from a wealthy background, new research claims.

Females might say they are attracted to a fellow with a good sense of humour and boyish charms, but dig deeper into their animal instincts and it seems their subconscious pushes them towards the most suitable mate, who will protect them and their children.

Once the researchers had removed individuals who might skew the results, they found that childless men were on average three centimetres (1.25 inches) shorter than men who had fathered at least one child.

Researchers believe the figures clearly show that taller men are reproductively more successful than shorter men, indicating that women are actively selecting for tallness when they go looking for male partners.

Tall men get better education:

A study of 950,000 Swedish men has shown that taller men get a better education. "The probability of achieving higher education in later life increases linearly with height," said the study.

"Men taller than 194 centimeters (6-foot-4) were two to three times more likely to obtain a higher education when compared with men shorter than 165 centimeters".