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Jul. 29th, 2005 07:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Distant object discovered orbiting the sun:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4726733.stm
Astronomers determine it to be Bush's brain.
In an interesting twist, a Chemist discovers that Napoleon's wallpaper was indeed green, and therefore, "Nappy" may have been poisoned by it:
http://www.grand-illusions.com/napoleon/napol1.htm
This adds another piece of Napoleon trivia to my internal file, which consists of:
Strange Things I Know About Napoleon*
He was obsessed with his maid's breasts.
He named Pumpernickel bread for his horse ("Pahn por Nickel")
He may have died a virgin.
When he died, he showed signs of a sickness that affected his body's ability to utilise testosterone (He was hairless, and had developed rounded breasts like a woman.)
Until very recently, I thought that the British had poisoned him.
His penis was removed post-mortem and saved in a bottle by his manservant who described it as a "like a little seahorse."
*Of course, I can't vouch for the truthfulness of these little bits of trivia. They could be complete lies. I'd have to do the research to find out for sure, and well, I don't want to do the research right now. So, "YMMV."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4726733.stm
Astronomers determine it to be Bush's brain.
In an interesting twist, a Chemist discovers that Napoleon's wallpaper was indeed green, and therefore, "Nappy" may have been poisoned by it:
http://www.grand-illusions.com/napoleon/napol1.htm
This adds another piece of Napoleon trivia to my internal file, which consists of:
Strange Things I Know About Napoleon*
He was obsessed with his maid's breasts.
He may have died a virgin.
When he died, he showed signs of a sickness that affected his body's ability to utilise testosterone (He was hairless, and had developed rounded breasts like a woman.)
His penis was removed post-mortem and saved in a bottle by his manservant who described it as a "like a little seahorse."
*Of course, I can't vouch for the truthfulness of these little bits of trivia. They could be complete lies. I'd have to do the research to find out for sure, and well, I don't want to do the research right now. So, "YMMV."