How many plays did Shakespeare write?
William Shakespeare wrote about 37 to 39 plays, depending on how collaborations are counted, along with 154 sonnets.
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- Did Dickens survive a train crash?
“Charles Dickens survived the Staplehurst rail crash in 1865 and helped care for injured passengers.”
Reference: Charles Dickens Museum
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What job did Charles Dickens have as a child?
At age 12, Charles Dickens worked in a factory pasting labels on pots of shoe polish while his father was in debtors' prison.
What is the longest flight caused by a propane explosion?
A railroad tanker car carrying propane traveled over 3,000 feet when it exploded during a train wreck in Illinois, sheering off a steel tower in it's path. It's the longest flight on record for a propane explosion.