Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Emily Dickinson had a green thumb (no, not literally). She gardened all of her life. Her father built a conservatory on their homestead so she could tend plants year-round. (Source.)
Although Dickinson did become more reclusive in her later years, her youth was filled with friends and some potential romance, too—hubba, hubba. (Source.)
Dickinson's father, Edward, was a Massachusetts State Legislator, a Senator, and a representative for the U.S. Congress. What have you done lately? (Source.)