Fake History hunting: Napoleon Bonaparte shot the nose off the Sphinx

[@WolfLykaios]

Like so many things Napoleon, I feel like this is one of those things the British said once and it then became widely accepted.

[@beamstalk6475]

You say Napoleon didn't have access to a time machine, but I have seen Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and I know he did.

[@ranty_fugue]

Wrong, wrong, wrong! Didn’t you see Time Bandits?! It was Kevin and his gang! They took NB over to Egypt for a larf! 😂

[@MarquisForneus]

When Napoleon took over the Papal states he simply took the Catholic Churches time machine in order to destroy the Sphinx

[@robert9016]

This is what the new Napoleon movie should’ve been about.

[@arcanics1971]

Fortunately I the first time I heard this ridiculous myth was from somebody debunking it, many years ago. So I didn't ever fall for it.

[@daniellanctot6548]

*_It's highly probable that NO ONE broke it off: Statues are notorious for their noses and arms breaking with time and wear because they protrude from the main body of the statue and so are more vulnerable to the elements._*

[@fakehistoryhunter]

Archaeological research has shown tool marks, I think there's enough evidence it was indeed chopped off.

[@ClaptrapsHero]

Excellent Video, and straight to the point. Thank You.

[@Poppa]

yayayay you have a youtube channel! lets go

[@lorddevonshire6382]

It was almost certainly the Mahommedans.

[@MossyMozart]

Why, when the Egyptians themselves were more than happy to vandalize their own sculptures?