The Height Law of Ancient China
How Emperor Qin Shi Huang used height to determine adulthood and punished tall men for crying.
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How Emperor Qin Shi Huang used height to determine adulthood and punished tall men for crying.
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In ancient China, being short kept you out of jail. Emperor Qin was four-foot-eleven. Anyone shorter wasn't legally an adult. But tall men had to hide their emotions. Shed a single tear, and they would shave off your eyebrows.