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by jljljl 4377 days ago
I guess this is the result of Adobe's Might & Napoleon experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULKXTKZor3A

Too bad about the name change, I thought the name Napoleon (because it's a short ruler) was charmingly clever.

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But, Napoleon wasn't short, compared to his contemporaries.
Napoleon wasn't short by most measures. The myth comes from two issues: Napoleon used tall soldiers in his personal guard, and British people said it to make fun of him.
Sure, but the public perception is that he was.