Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Ray Bradbury wrote a draft of Fahrenheit 451 in the basement of Columbia College's library. He had to pay to use the typewriter by the hour. Now Columbia hosts the Typewriter Olympics in honor of Bradbury. (Source)
Bradbury once wrote for The Twilight Zone a science fiction/fantasy TV series from the 1960s. (Source)
Playboy serialized Fahrenheit 451 in March, April, and May of 1954. (Source)
Remember Michael Moore’s 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11? Well he forgot to ask Bradbury if stealing his title was OK. It was not. Suffice it to say Bradbury is NOT a Moore fan. (Source)