Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Nabokov considered himself a, "perfectly normal trilingual child in a family with a large library." Yep, it's totally normal for a Russian kid growing up in Russia to learn English and French before Russian.
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Lepidop-what? Nabokov's hobby was butterflies, but he was a bit more serious about it than most people are. So serious, in fact, that he made groundbreaking scientific discoveries in his spare time. (Source, Source)
You know the famous author Sirin? That was Nabokov's pseudonym when he was a young writer. He didn't want to get mistaken for his dear old dad.
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You know, even the best people can't be great when they first try something. Well, except for Nabokov. Nabokov hit the ground running with The Tragedy of Mister Morn. (Source)
Amongst the many things that Nabokov did to make money, one of them was teaching college students. Here's an account from one of those lucky kids. (Source)