SortStack #923 — 2028-12-18

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A roasted coffee bean 8.5 mm

   A coffee 'bean' is actually the seed of a cherry-like fruit that grows on shrubs near the equator.

2. A domestic cat (body length) 49 cm

   A cat has 32 muscles in each ear, letting it swivel them independently to pinpoint a sound's source.

3. An average adult human 1.8 m

   Humans have grown roughly 10 centimetres taller on average over the past 150 years thanks to better nutrition.

4. The island of Manhattan (length) 21.5 km

   The entire island was famously bought from Native inhabitants in 1626 for goods worth a tiny sum.

5. A marathon course 42.2 km

   The odd distance was fixed in 1908 so the London race could start at Windsor Castle and finish before the royal box.

6. The Suez Canal 193 km

   It has no locks because the Mediterranean and Red Sea sit at almost exactly the same level.

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