Napoleon I: Facts & Related Content
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- Napoleon discovered the Rosetta Stone.
- Plans to rescue Napoleon from exile involved escape by balloon, yacht, and submarine.
- Napoleon wrote a romance novel titled "Clisson and Eugenie".
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