Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
We know that Thomas Paine's writing played an important role in the American Revolution. But did you know his pamphlet "Rights of Man" also had a major impact on the French Revolution? Now that's one influential career (Source).
After helping the Americans gain their independence, Thomas Paine moved to France and was eventually thrown in jail for 11 months because his views weren't radical enough (Source).
Paine was buddies with Benjamin Franklin, another one of America's founding fathers. It'd be cool if they had a secret handshake (Source).