Secrets You Never Knew About Famous People
The surrealist artist once became famous for taking an anteater on a walk through the streets of Paris. Dalí’s eccentric relationship with animals was part of his larger fascination with unusual imagery and theatrical public appearances. He also kept an ocelot named Babou. For Dalí, even an ordinary public appearance could become a surreal performance.
Edison was famous for his intense work ethic and reportedly favored short naps rather than long periods of sleep. He also experimented with the boundary between sleep and wakefulness, using a technique similar to Salvador Dalí’s: holding an object while dozing so that its fall would wake him. The idea was to capture creative thoughts that might appear during the transition into sleep.
