On this day in 1821 Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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1. He was 51.

2. Guys, we found our thing for this hiatus!

3. No returns after 30 days.

4. Given that at the time it was mostly swamp, I would say that he got one hell of a deal.

   Selling swampland to Americans, now is not that a novel idea.

5. Look at those time feet

6. At primary school in UK in the 70s-80s we were taught to sing ‘Boney was a warrior’ – an old sea shanty. We could all sing ‘Frère Jacques’ too, so it balances out.

7. RIP emperor