What are some interesting facts about Napoleon?
Where is the oldest working mechanical clock
Salisbury Cathedral could possess the world’s oldest working mechanical clock
Napoleon’s parents and close acquaintances used to call him by his nick name NABULIO
- He was very good in math but awful social skills and he was very domineering so his teachers suggested that he join the army
- Napoleon had ailurophobia, which means he was afraid of cats
- He was famous for his short stature, though he was about 1.70m which was an average height at those times and the reason for this is he liked to surround himself with extremely tall soldiers from the elite guard which made him look short.
- It is illegal to this day to name a pig in France as Napoleon
- Napoleon played a crucial role in shifting the paradigm of keeping the traffic to the left side of the road throughout Europe except UK as he never conquered.
He would often dress in poor clothes and walk on the streets of Paris asking questions to the people to judge how popular he was.
His wife’s Original name was Mary Josephe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie which he didn’t like it so he changed it as Josephine.
He used to keep his wife’s small portrait in his pocket during the battles as he thought she bought good luck to him.
It was his army which used the first canned foods
Napoleon allegedly wore a packet of poison on a cord around his neck. When he finally wanted to use. It had finally lost its potency and only succeeded in making him sick.