If you’re really short, you’ve got a leg up on the tall people.

Short men may take a lot of flack in life, but they may also have the last laugh, literally. 

A recent study found that men who are 5 feet 2 inches or shorter are more likely to live longer. The subjects of the study were 8,000 Japanese-American men in Hawaii – and the taller they got, the shorter they lived. Experts believe a protective gene called FOXO3 was responsible for the lack of height and extra longevity.