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Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

The man, the myth, the legend. We've collected some of the wildest facts about the one and only, Ernest Hemingway.

By zachnading

Published 2 years ago in Wow

The man, the myth, the legend. We've got some of the wildest facts about the one and only, Ernest Hemingway.

Thanks to the fine folks over at Reddit, we've collected some of the most intriguing facts about the alcoholic writer. Enjoy!
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    Zelda Fitzgerald (F. Scott's wife) thought that Hemingway was having an affair with her husband. In a bold move, F. Scott bought some condoms and had sex with a prostitute to prove he wasn't gay.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 2

    Shortly after his 'death' by plane crash, Hemingway was spotted walking out of the woods, smile on his face, carrying bananas and gin.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 3

    Actress Ava Gardner once swam naked in Hemingway's pool. He ordered that the water never be changed.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 4

    His mom desperately wanted twin girls, so she would dress both Ernest and his sister in matching flowered dresses.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 5

    Hemingway was allegedly a fantastic cook. He had a great burger recipe as well as his famous bacon-wrapped trout.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 6

    In the 1920s, he and James Joyce would get hammered together. Joyce would then pick fights and then hide behind Hemingway for protection.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 7

    F. Scott Fitzgerald once asked Hemingway to check his penis. Fitzgerald thought it wasn't a normal size, but Hemingway confirmed that it was just fine.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 8

    He's credited with inventing the 'Death in the Afternoon' cocktail. The drink is made of champagne and absinthe.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 9

    He was super paranoid that the FBI was actually bugging his phones and trying to track his movements. It turns out he was right, even though his family and friends thought he was crazy.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 10

    Back in the day, Abercrombie & Fitch was a very successful sporting goods store. Hemingway actually shot and killed himself with his favorite gun, which just happened to be an Abercrombie & Fitch shotgun.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 11

    His mom hated 'The Sun Also Rises.' She said he was wasting his talent and that she didn't approve of words like 'bitch' and 'damn.'

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 12

    His third wife, Martha Gellhorn was the only woman at the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. She actually snuck into the bathroom of a hospital ship to get there.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 13

    Armed with nothing but hand grenades and Tommy Guns, Hemingway took his fishing boat (Pilar) to fight German U-boats in WWII.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 14

    He survived two plane crashes in two days, and was ultimately (and incorrectly) pronounced dead in 1954.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 15

    His infamous forehead scar was caused by pulling a skylight down on his head in a Paris bathroom. He thought it was toilet flushing chain.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 16

    He began going to electroshock therapy for his depression, but would eventually beg his wife not to go back. He committed suicide the day after his 36th shock treatment.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 17

    Hemingway's siblings also committed suicide.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 18

    It has been confirmed that he was a failed KGB spy.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 19

    The dude lived through just about everything. Aside from the two plane crashes he had a fractured skull, skin cancer, malaria, crushed vertebrae, dysentery, and a plethora of other ailments.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 20

    The running joke was that Hemingway 'pissed so much of his money away' into a bar urinal, that he technically owned it. He literally took the urinal from the bar, and moved it to his home in Key West.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

  • 21

    Both Hemingway and Walt Disney drove ambulances in World War 1.

    Hemingway Facts Just as Wild as the Man Himself

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