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		thesuitonym on Oct 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My dad's resume and skills from 1980 There were in the 80s, my dad wanted to join the Air Force as a pilot but was told he could never be one, he was too tall.

dijit on Oct 25, 2022 [–]

In my youth my mum said that I need to eat all my veggies to become tall and strong which would be required if I wanted to be an astronaut.

I found it extremely amusing that in reality there are height restrictions for astronauts, and there is no height minimum.

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