My dog Max had a stroke on my birthday yesterday and was not doing well at all. He was almost 15 and this was the second major health scare we've had in the past few months. After 24 hours, he still could not stand up without falling down, and when he managed to walk it was in circles before falling over. He was so miserable. I We said goodbye to him this morning and I took him to be euthanized. He was so scared, but I can't help but feel like he looked relieved when the anesthesia kicked in. So distraught ...
Fallacious yet widespread and documented beliefs courtesy of Wikipedia.
Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte) (pictured) was not particularly short, and did not have a Napoleon complex. After his death in 1821, the French emperor’s height was recorded as 5 feet 2 inches in French feet. This corresponds to 5 feet 6.5 inches in modern international feet, or 1.686 metres. There are competing explanations for why he was nicknamed le Petit Caporal (The Little Corporal), but few modern scholars believe it referred to his physical stature.
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