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Check out the perfect set of teeth on the skull of the soldier shown in the article. Amazing how human dental health has changed since then.
2. Good dental health has always been part of the screening to join a professional army
It is interesting that although Napoleon captured Moscow, the capital at that time was in Saint-Petersburg. Why didn't he go to the capital? This painting depicts Napoleon hopelessly waiting for a delegation from Russian Emperor with burning city in the background [1]. [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Napoleon_in_burning_...
One theory I've heard for this, and sorry I don't remember the source, is that Napoleon suspected if he truly did take down the Russian royalty then he expected the rest of European royalty to unite and attack attack him.
Also what surprises me, after years of several revolutions and chaos in France, how could Napoleon gather such a large army.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_First_Coalition
> Salmonella enterica is a bacterium that causes enteric or paratyphoid fever and is acquired by ingesting contaminated food or water. > Borrelia recurrentis is a bacterium that causes relapsing fever, which is transmitted by body lice. Saved you a click
You could only save somebody time if they skipped the content and started doing comments on HN anyhow, but that’s not all the information either, just a couple key points.
It is interesting that although Napoleon captured Moscow, the capital at that time was in Saint-Petersburg. Why didn't he go to the capital? This painting depicts Napoleon hopelessly waiting for a delegation from Russian Emperor with burning city in the background [1]. [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Napoleon_in_burning_...
Check out the perfect set of teeth on the skull of the soldier shown in the article. Amazing how human dental health has changed since then.
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One theory I've heard for this, and sorry I don't remember the source, is that Napoleon suspected if he truly did take down the Russian royalty then he expected the rest of European royalty to unite and attack attack him.
As I remember, after French revolution, there were coalitions of foreign monarchies with the goal of punishing France [1]. Also what surprises me, after years of several revolutions and chaos in France, how could Napoleon gather such a large army. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_First_Coalition
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You are figuratively killing me with your literalism.
These days some would've written, "you are literally killing me . . ." (which I find deplorable).
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Look in any dictionary and you'll find that that decimate means to devastate aswell. Language is what people speak not what people proscribe in books or the internet.
If frequency of use is an argument, one could argue that to decimate might not even be a word.
> Salmonella enterica is a bacterium that causes enteric or paratyphoid fever and is acquired by ingesting contaminated food or water. > Borrelia recurrentis is a bacterium that causes relapsing fever, which is transmitted by body lice. Saved you a click
How did you save me a click? Those bits were in this article. The guy that located the original report saved me some time. You could only save somebody time if they skipped the content and started doing comments on HN anyhow, but that’s not all the information either, just a couple key points.
as is customary