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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Napoleon was really about 5feet 7 inches tall - a slightly taller than average height for a Frenchmen in the early 1800s. Turns out the guy got a bum rap as a result of an autopsy measurement that placed him at 5′2”. The measurement was accurate, but in French feet. 5′7” is his accurate [...]