The average height of 19-year-old Dutch orphans in 1865 was 160 cm (5 ft 3 in). According to a study by J.W. Drukker and Vincent Tassenaar, the average height of Dutch decreased from 1830 to 1857, even while Dutch real GNP per capita was growing at an average rate of more than 0.5 percent per year.The worst decline were in urban areas that in 1847, the urban height penalty was 2.5cms (1 in).ccording to a study by economist John Komlos and Francesco Cinnirella, in the first half of the 18th century, the average height of an English male was 165 cm (5 ft 5 in), and the average height of an Irish male was 168 cm (5 ft 6 in).
I keep some fruits like apples, bananas and oranges out on the counter, and then fruits like strawberries and grapes in the refrigerator. For vegetables, I keep them all in the fridge, including baked potatoes...I buy the microwaveable kind that are wrapped in plastic.
By Hayley Dixon and agencies. 12:59AM BST 31 Aug 2013. The rare supersize fruit which weighs an average of 3lb and is seven-and-a-half inches long comes from just four trees grown by one of the world's biggest suppliers of avocados in South Africa. But British fans will be able to enjoy it as it goes on sale at supermarket giant Tesco from tomorrow.