1. He dedicated his life to proving he was a genius.

2. As a child he was frequently expelled from school.

3. He liked his wife because she changed her clothes three times a day.

4. He was notorius for not knowing how to count money.

5. He was afraid to expose his feet.

6. To ward off evil spirits, he carried a piece of lucky driftwood around.

7. He was afriad of germs, assassignation and especially grasshoppers.

8. When in public, he would jump up and down to get atention.

9. He was kicked out of the official surrealist society in 1934.

10. His nick name was Avida Dollars, which, roughly translated means "eager for dollars".