• Depress_Mode@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I feel like I heard somewhere that French inches were longer than English inches and that Napoleon was actually a little taller than average. Not gonna bother trying to find what youtube video I might have heard that from, though.

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      6 days ago

      His personal guards were tall. The comparison was not flattering. Look at the picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger with Andre the Giant and Wilt Chamberlain.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 days ago

      *limey bastards (jk)

      Fun fact: the British navy originally wanted to bring lemons on their ships, since they’re higher in vitamin C and thus better for preventing scurvy, but they had made enemies of every lemon producing country in the world, so they had to make do with limes 😄