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The author picked Napoleon because of the belief that he was shorter than average and included a sum showing that they think he was shorter than average. Napol
by damnitbuilds 3mo ago
The author picked Napoleon because of the belief that he was shorter than average and included a sum showing that they think he was shorter than average.
Napoleon was not shorter than average.
-> Bad History.
- bluebarbet 3mo agoIndeed. Obviously the author was not au fait with the latest Napoleonic height historiography, because Napoleon's non-shortness is at this point almost a meme. Either way it's not very important.