Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
True facts—the poem was based on an actual event that occurred in Frost's life; his neighbor died after lacerating his hand on a saw. (Source)
Need a new sole? Robert Frost once worked as a cobbler. (Source)
Depressed about constant rejections from magazines, Frost said "Cheerio" to the U.S. and moved his whole family to England so that he could "write and be poor." (Source)