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Re:Under Notre Dame, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 y... by damnitbuilds on Sunday June 07, 2026 @01:03PM (#48436690)
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.

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Re:Under Notre Dame, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 y... by bluebarbet on Monday June 08, 2026 @04:54PM (#48451863)
Indeed. 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.
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