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Why you're shorter at night

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You are literally a constantly shrinking human accordion. Throughout the day, the relentless downward force of gravity squishes the soft, gel-like cartilage discs resting between your spinal vertebrae. By the time you finally crawl into bed, you have lost nearly a centimeter of height, which you will magically regain while lying flat and decompressing overnight.

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