Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
You know how Sartre mentions crabs at different points of Nausea? Well it turns out that he borrowed this from his own life. After he started taking the drug mescaline, he constantly hallucinated that he was surrounded by crabs and lobsters. (Source)
In 1964, Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. But get this: the dude totally rejected the award, on the grounds that he was interested in art and truth, not fancy awards. Cue the mic drop. (Source)
Sartre served France in World War II and was eventually captured by the enemy. Later though, he used his sneaking philosophical skills to get away. Sort of. (Source)