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Napoleon was not poisoned, but died from stomach cancer.

In 1961, a flurry of conspiracy theories were launched when high levels of arsenic were found in hair samples taken posthumously from Napoleon. But a manuscript discovered in 2005 supports the official medical report from 1821 that he died from stomach cancer.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_1481694.htm

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