Napoleon's Death 1821: Cancer or Arsenic?
Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821. The official diagnosis was stomach cancer, but arsenic analysis on his hair sparked unproven murder theories.
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Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821. The official diagnosis was stomach cancer, but arsenic analysis on his hair sparked unproven murder theories.
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