Read more Napolean Bonaparte stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22783/napolean-bonaparte.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:01:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61470/sarko-uses-footstool-to-measure-up-to-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt 5 feet 5 inches, Nicolas Sarkozy seems to feel a bit stature-challenged—so at the recent D-Day tribute, he used a 6-inch footstool, in addition to his elevator shoes, to hold his own against Barack Obama and Gordon Brown, the Daily Mail reports. Sarko “knew he was appearing on...http://www.newser.com/story/61470/sarko-uses-footstool-to-measure-up-to-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 7:06:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31749/oh-napoleon-tiny-leaders-rule-g8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe leaders at this week's G8 summit are all political big shots, but they're pretty diminutive face-to-face—five don't even make it past 5'6''. Russia's Dmitry Medvedev brings up the short end of the stick at 5'2'', and Canada's Stephen Harper is the only one to pass the 6' mark....http://www.newser.com/story/31749/oh-napoleon-tiny-leaders-rule-g8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Jul 2008 13:47:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18915/arsenic-wasnt-napoleons-waterloo-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRumors that Napoleon Bonaparte was poisoned with arsenic have persisted since he died in exile 187 years ago on the island of St. Helena. Italian scientists now say they've established that the French emperor's death had more to do with bad French army food than murderous British guards, the Daily...http://www.newser.com/story/18915/arsenic-wasnt-napoleons-waterloo-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Feb 2008 7:24:00 CST