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You are a little bit taller in the morning than at night.

You are a little bit taller in the morning than at night.

The soft cushions between the bones in your spine get gently squished as you stand and sit during the day. Lying down overnight lets them puff back up, so you're about 1 cm taller when you wake.

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Your heart beats about 100,000 times every day. Your heart beats about 100,000 times every day. You are a little taller in the morning than at night. You are a little taller in the morning than at night. You can’t tickle yourself. You can’t tickle yourself. Your bones are alive, and they grow with you as you get bigger. Your bones are alive, and they grow with you as you get bigger. Babies are born with about 300 bones, but grown-ups have only 206. Babies are born with about 300 bones, but grown-ups have only 206.