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History Stumper

The daily history question you'll get wrong.

Every morning, one history question you'll answer with total confidence and get completely wrong. Two minutes, one ego check, and a story worth retelling at dinner.

For example: How tall was Napoleon Bonaparte?

Most people say A. The answer is B: average for his day. The "short" legend grew from French inches, which were longer than English ones, and from British cartoonists.

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