Charles Dickens once jumped in through the window of his future wife’s home dressed as a sailor, did a jig whilst playing the hornpipe, and then jumped back out the window only to re-enter the room as if nothing had happened.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/books/review/charles-dickens-biographies-review.html
Ranald MacDonald, a bank clerk turned sailor, was the first English teacher in Japan. He taught 14 samurai English while he was held as prisoner. – WTF Fun Facts
A Scottish sailor named Alexander Selkirk was stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, in part because feral cats protected him from the ravenous rats that attacked during the night. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://stravaganzastravaganza.blogspot.com/2018/08/robinson-crusoe-true-survivor.html?view=classic
