History: Napoleon Bonaparte's obsession with COLOGNE may have led to fatal cancer, study reveals
Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the island of St Helena on May 5, 1821 While his autopsy cited stomach cancer as the cause, other theories abound Some argued his death had been faked, while others said he had been poisoned Now, 200 years later, biomedical scientist Parvez Haris has an different theory The ex-emperor accidentally poisoned himself with an overdose of essential oils This, he says, explains much of Napoleon's deteriorating health in his final years The military genius would use some 50 bottles of Eau de Cologne each month
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