Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Chaim Potok started writing when he was sixteen. He once submitted a story to the fancy magazine the Atlantic Monthly, and although the story was rejected, the editor sent back a nice letter asking if Potok was writing a novel. He wasn't. (Source)
Pablo Picasso was kind of a child prodigy, too: he was admitted into the prestigious Royal Academy of Art in Barcelona when he was only sixteen. And we thought getting our licenses was a big deal. (Source)