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  1. He was obsessed with cats, he often wrote with one on his shoulder!
    2. Poe's mother died when Edgar was just 3 years old.
    3. Poe is credited with defining the modern short story.
    4. Edgar enlisted in the army at one point.
    5. He was one of the earliest adopters of Science Fiction.
    6. In ''The Raven'' he originally wanted to use a parrot!
    7. Poe's father was an alcoholic who abandoned Edgar and his two siblings.
    8. Poe was unofficially adopted by a rich couple. 
    9. Poe was a heavy gambler in his college years.
    10. Poe attempted to commit suicide after his wife died, but was unsuccessful.
sarachristene

he was a cat lover
all the important women in his life died from tuberculosis
he join the army in 1827 after he had a argument with his foster father
when he was 26 he married his first cousin when she was 11
he was kicked out of college 
he predicted the future
had many debts
he was allergic to acholoe and drugs made him ill
he was addicted to gambling
was inspired by real murders