2004 study found that for 
  each extra inch of height 
  above average, someone could 
  expect to earn per working 
  year of his or her life up 
  to $789 more (about $976 in
  today's money)

The disturbing statistic there is that in 2004, whatever you could get with $789, now you need $976 to do the same thing.

Kind of terrifying.