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More trivia for you guys!

-The extreme height in the U.R.H. is actually due to a social trend that had been going on since the 22nd Century. The higher classes, which had a lot more access to transhuman upgrades and genetic engineering, tended to be much taller and more attractive than the lower classes. This class divide shrunk until its nonexistence when transhumanism and genetic engineering entered the mainstream and was available to everyone cheap. Now, even the lower class was composed of tall, beautiful humanoids. Due to this, it became the norm, and humans are simply now taller than 6'5".

-Due to the nigh-invincible durability of transhuman bodies, extreme sports had skyrocketed in popularity in the U.R.H, with skydiving, Superhuman Parkour (an "upgraded" version of Parkour in which the practitioner performs feats that would be impossible in the modern world), and mecha fighting taking center stage. This even takes a psycho-social impact, with citizens no longer being concerned with being hurt and now willing to take more physical risks.