"Napoleon Bonaparte…"

[DegasElite]

Hey, guys,

My foster father told me a story once years before he passed away. He knew someone that knew Napoleon Bonaparte. No, really.

He knew Napoleon Bonaparte.

But, before you get your hopes up…

This person with the unusual name was put into an orphanage as a baby. The people that worked there did not know what to name him. So, they named him (you guessed it) Napoleon Bonaparte. So, the person that knew him in a sense knew Napoleon Bonaparte.

Obviously, the original Napoleon died over 200 years ago. Fun fact, huh?

Edited May 11, 2020 by DegasElite

[DegasElite]

Also, I am one of a few people in the 21st Century that knew someone born in the 1800s. I know of only one person that was. My great-grandmother. She was born in 1893. She passed away at the age of 94 in 1987. That makes me feel unique. Thanks for letting me share. :O)

[RickR]

It is kind of interesting to ponder how all people that lived through historical events that seem recent are gone.  Time marches on. 

 

[TrekMD]

I had a great-grandmother who was born in 1898.  She died in her late 80's. 

[DegasElite]

That's cool. It makes a person feel good that they knew someone from that time period. Elderly people can teach so much to the younger set. It's the way of things.

[DegasElite]

I was 12 when my great-grandmother passed on. I had another great-grandmother pass away at the age of 96. She went in 2003. She was born in 1906 in North Dakota. So, there is longevity in my family, at least with the women. I had a distant cousin of my grandfather's that lived to the age of 101. I never met her, though. I would love to meet a 100-year-old person. I could learn so much.

[RickR]

There are a few folks over 100 at the assisted living facility where my mom lives.  I think the oldest is a 105 year old man, and he's still walking and sharp.  It's a joy to say hello and chat with those folks.

[DegasElite]

There is a woman who worked for Disney Animation for over 40 years. She is still alive and will be 110 in July, a supercentenarian. She is the world's oldest living animator and the oldest animator who has ever lived. She was born in 1910 in Maine. She remembers the old Alice comedies that Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks made, which were an experiment in live-action and animation together. She helped make them in the 1920s when she was a little girl, probably starring in them. Those cartoons themselves were made almost 100 years ago. She still animates, by the way, I believe. Amazing woman.

Edited May 13, 2020 by DegasElite