Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Emily use to make gingerbread for the neighborhood kids and lower it in a basket out of her window—which was thought of as creepy even in the late 1800's. (Source.)
Emily had a little sister named Lavinia, who was also pretty much a loner. Lavinia was also the one who got all of Emily's poems published after she kicked the bucket. (Good work, L-Dog.) (Source.)
Emily wore mostly white all the time, so she must've spent a lot of dough on bleach. (Source.)
Even though Emily hardly ever left her house, she was a letter-writing fiend and regularly kept in touch with friends and family via snail mail. (Source.)