French author Thomas-Alexander Dumas (The Three Musketeers) is the highest ranking black military official in Europe to date.

Each year all of the Hostess bakeries combined bake 500 million Twinkies a year. (A twinkie is a sponge cake with a creamy filling.).

Creator Ian Flemings fictional character James Bond made his debut in the 1952 novel "Casino Royale."

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