Was Napoleon even short? Inside the history of discrimination against short men
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He was a French dictator—the original short king. Napoleon's supposedly short stature made him the mockery of Europe and inspired a stigma that persists today.
He was a French dictator—the original short king. Napoleon's supposedly short stature made him the mockery of Europe and inspired a stigma that persists today.
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Was Napoleon even short? Inside the history of discrimination
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Was Napoleon even short? Inside the history of discrimination
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