Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Who knew the ballpoint pen had such an embattled history? Check out inventor László Bíró's story. (Source.)
Ormaie is not a real place, but it is based on the French city of Poitiers. (Source.)
Female SOE agents usually just got French girls' names as code names. Far less obvious, right? (Source.)
Code Name Verity has a companion novel called Rose Under Fire, in which Maddie is a minor character. (Source.)