What were Albert Einstein's last words? What was Hitler's real name? What famousartist was mistakenly thought to be stillborn? What sport did Fidel Castroalmost play professionally in America? These questions and more are answeredin Napoleon's Hemorrhoids, a roller coaster of historical information. Napoleon'spainful hemorrhoids prevented him from mounting his horse to survey the battlefield.Hitler's father's name was actually Shicklgruber, but when his motherremarried, he took his stepfather's name—Hitler. Fidel Castro almost became abaseball player. Picasso was stillborn until his uncle revived him by blowing cigarsmoke in his face. And...no one actually knows Einstein's last words. They werein German, a language his nurse did not speak.