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We are shorter in the morning than at night.

Why it is true

We are about 1 to 2 centimetres taller when we wake up than when we go to bed. During the day, the body's weight compresses the water-rich intervertebral discs of the spine. On waking, after hours lying down without compression, a person is taller.

Source: NIH

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