Martin Luther

Martin Luther played jacks.

Baden Powell

Baden Powell once donated a hand-built catapult to England's National Portrait Gallery.

Lady Bird Johnson

Lady Bird Johnson once wrote a fan letter to The Clash.

Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf once bid on an actual wolf at a London police auction. She was turned away for not having the necessary licenses.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright had a series of large-scale tricycles built for himself, insisting that the two-wheeled variety would never truly catch on.

Laurel and Hardy

Stan Laurel died of a heart attack while visiting the grave of Oliver Hardy.

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt had recurring nightmares about his time with the Rough Riders.