10 Incredible Facts About Ernest Hemingway

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Almost everyone knows a bit about Ernest Hemingway.  He was a famous writer and one that many consider the greatest writer of all time.  Hemingway fought in the war, loved danger and was a “man’s man”.  He committed suicide.  Pretty much sums Hemingway up, right?

Maybe not.

Listverse presents 10 Incredible Facts About Ernest Hemingway that live up to the title.   For example…

  • Hemingway used to beat up people for James Joyce!
  • Hemingway hunted sharks with machine guns.
  • While a war correspondent, Hemingway went rogue and repeatedly led troops into battle.
  • He got into a fist fight with Orson Welles!
  • Late in life Hemingway believed he was under government surveillance… and he was.
  • Hemingway was a KBG agent!