25 Interesting Things You Didn't Know About Napoleon Bonaparte

Did you know that to this day it is illegal to name a pig \"Napoleon\" in France? These are 25 interesting things you didn\'t know about Napoleon Bonaparte. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWZcD-tGwU0 1. Napoleon allegedly wore a packet of poison on a cord around his neck. When he finally went to use it in 1814 it had lost its potency and only succeeded in making him violently ill: 2. It has been said that he was a workaholic and he would only sleep 3 or 4 hours per night: 3. His favorite was roast chicken with fried potatoes and onions: 4. All of his meals were eaten quickly and in silence: 5. He also apparently was terrified of open doors. Anybody entering the room had to squeeze through a barely adequate opening and then close the door immediately: 6. For whatever reason it was said that he had an acute sense of smell: 7. It was Napoleon's army that first used canned foods: 8. Napoleon's last words were "France, army, head of the army, Josephine": 9. He thought that Josephine brought him good luck so he always carried a portrait miniature of her into battle: 10. She had two children from a previous marriage and her daughter ended up marrying Napoleon's brother on his request: 11. Napoleon didn't like it so he renamed her Josephine: 12. His wife's real name was Marie Josephe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie: 13. He would often dress in poor clothes and walk the streets of Paris asking people questions. This way he could judge how popular he was.: 14. Napoleon was famously beaten in chess by the Turk, a fake chess playing machine that actually had a person hiding inside of it. Napoleon didn't know that though.: 15. Well, at least everywhere except the UK, which he never conquered: 16. For most of history, traffic kept to the left side of road. According to historians, Napoleon, for whatever reason, played a crucial role in shifting that paradigm throughout Europe: 17. For this reason, if you read the book Animal Farm in French, the pig will be named Cesar instead of Napoleon: 18. It is still illegal to this day for anyone to name a pig Napoleon in France: 19. He also liked to surround himself with extremely tall soldiers from the Elite Guard which could have contributed to a short appearance: 20. The reason for the confusion could have been because the height recorded on his death was 5 ft 2 in French units...which translates to about 5 foot 6 today: 21. He is famous for his allegedly short stature, however he was about 1.70 m, an average height during those times: 22. It was known that Napoleon had “Ailurophobia”, meaning he was afraid of cats.: 23. It was suggested by his teachers that he join the military: 24. Perhaps not surprisingly, as a child he was very good at math but had aweful social skills and was very domineering: 25. His parents and close acquaintences called him by his nickname, Nabulio: