35 Facts About Books, Authors and the Publishing Industry That You Could Print Out on Tree Guts if You’re Feeling Particularly Barbaric
If it’s been written and printed on paper, we’ve probably got a fact about it. That said, please don’t print this list, since we’d then have to find a fact about it too, and we’re exhausted.
It’s not easy writing up a blurb for a list of random literary facts, so like an author typing up the final chapter of their beastly novel, we’re dozing off at our screen. Like, there are exactly 91 words in this blurb for chrissakes, so check out these sweet tidbits while we take a much-deserved nap.
Ancient Greek Sci-Fi
Aeneid
Sideways
Evel Knievel
Kim Peek
Legally Blonde
Margaret Atwood
The Dark Half
Source: 15 Cases of Behind-the-Scenes Drama that Showed Up On-Screen
The Illuminati
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Source: Wikipedia
Image Credit: Columbia Pictures
Starship Troopers
Forrest Gump
The Detective
Sources: Cracked/YouTube, Wikipedia
Wu Zao
Source: Legacy Project Chicago
The Dark Crystal
Night of Light
The Longest Sentence
Source: Open Culture
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Source: Snopes
Bob’s Burgers
Shrek
Source: USAToday
Cujo
Arthur C. Clarke
Source: Universe Today
Frodo Baggins
Source: J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
Tyra Banks
Source: Mashable
Benito Mussolini
Source: Biography.com
Beloved
Source: The Guardian
Harper Lee
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch
Lemony Snicket
Source: 7 Mind-Blowing Easter Eggs Hidden in Famous Publications