Do you like miscellaneous literary facts? If so then you’re in the right place! Read on for some random bits of literary fun!
Author William Burroughs accidentally shot and killed his common-law wife when they were playing a game of ‘William Tell’ under the influence of adult beverages. (Hmmm, who thought it was a good idea to try to shoot a glass off of someones head while drunk?)
Despite what some might assume, Bookworm is not synonymous with recluse! Studies show adults who read books often are one-and-a-half times as likely to participate in sporting activities as non-readers, and more than two-and-a-half times as likely to do charity work or volunteer their time!
Imagination creates reality – The town of Hamelin, Germany which is famous due to it’s prolific exterminator the Pied Piper actually has a Modern day rat problem caused by the food left behind by it’s tourists.
Author C.S. Lewis created the word ‘verbicide’ – meaning to kill a word, or distort it’s original meaning. I’ve been known to commit verbicide myself from time to time!
Edgar Allen Poe married his first cousin, Virginia Clemm. She was only 13 at the time, and he was 14 years her elder Unfortunately, she only lived to be 24 as she suffered from tuberculosis.
If you like random fun facts like these just let me know in the comments and I’ll continue to add more of them!
