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In 2014, Justin began fighting for Bellator MMA, using his platform for the Pygmies and donating his purses to the cause.

From The Guardian • Nov. 28, 2019

A study which compared the different heights of Victorian youths, based on their class and their income - On British Pygmies and Giants - makes particularly shocking reading.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2016

With more genetic research into modern peoples, such as Tibetans in Asia, Pygmies in Africa, and Natives in the Americas, the significance of ancient and modern DNA studies is reverberating around the planet.

From Forbes • Jun. 24, 2015

Among the Efe Pygmies of the Ituri, this shortage results in men marrying much later than in most other societies.

From Slate • May 2, 2013

Only the further evidence that I’ll now present can help us answer two more questions: What advantages enabled the Bantu to displace the Pygmies and Khoisan?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond