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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.
If only he didn‘t challenge the metric system. Talking about being your own worst enemy.
His personal guards were tall. The comparison was not flattering. Look at the picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger with Andre the Giant and Wilt Chamberlain.