Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
John Donne attended both Oxford and Cambridge, but never graduated. That's because, as a Roman Catholic, he refused to sign something called the "Oath of Supremacy," which reinforced the Church of England's prominence over the Catholic Church. (Source)
Critic Cleanth Brooks named his famous book The Well Wrought Urn, after Donne's phrase in "The Canonization." (Source)
Donne and his wife had twelve children together (talk about loving). (Source)