Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Dr. Nut was a real New Orleans soft drink. It had an almond flavor, and a squirrel logo on the bottle. (Source)
Thelma Toole, said of her son John Kennedy Toole, "He was born with a face he carried all his life […]. That's a rarity. The nurse came into the room and said that she had never seen a baby with such facial expressions. […] He was born a little man." (Source)
LSU Press, which owns the rights to A Confederacy of Dunces, has put tight restrictions on theater adaptations. They've allowed a couple, but generally only permit staged readings, not adaptations. They won't say why. (Source)