Saturday, July 19, 2008

07.19.08

The New York Times Crossword Puzzle, Saturday, July 19, 2008
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This is an artist's depiction of Napoleon (middle) as being very short as he leads his troops into battle. He shows Napoleon on a rock to look bigger but as you can see, the rest of his troops are much taller than he is. In life Napoleon was about 5' 6". Many of his enemies used this feature of his to make many jokes and make fun of him
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