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I know virtually nothing about Napoleon, other than that he was French, was a military and political leader, was defeated at Waterloo, and shared a first name with a cool secret agent. But this morning, the Better Living Wife was watching a program on Discovery Times called “Napoleon’s Obsession,” and I happened to catch a few minutes of it. I was surprised to learn that Napoleon travelled to Egypt and fought battles in the Middle East. How could I have not known this? So, to remedy my ignorance, I turned first to Wikipedia and got a basic sketch of Napoleon’s life, and also learned a bit about the Napoleonic Code, which seems to me to be quite a remarkable thing. Then over at Wikiquote I perused some quotes attributed to Napoleon. I even learned about the mystery of the “hand in coat” pose! All in all, quite a remarkable person.