The napoleon one kinda makes sense to believe though.
When he was alive, the French used the same names for different units of measure. By the modern standard, he was 5’7”, and it was the same by contemporary English standards. But a French inch was longer, so by his native standards, he was 5’2”.
The English heard that, and basically used it as a propaganda thing.
outPope on August 7th, 2020 at 10:09 UTC »
That different tongue parts one was in our textbook damn!
MachiavellianFuck on August 7th, 2020 at 10:34 UTC »
Tather’s Theory: the fastest way to find the correct answer is by posting the wrong answer on the internet.
axw3555 on August 7th, 2020 at 11:53 UTC »
The napoleon one kinda makes sense to believe though.
When he was alive, the French used the same names for different units of measure. By the modern standard, he was 5’7”, and it was the same by contemporary English standards. But a French inch was longer, so by his native standards, he was 5’2”.
The English heard that, and basically used it as a propaganda thing.