The James Bond character was actually named after a real octopus that Ian Flemming met in Jamaica[1]. Flemming wanted to befriend it, but before he could, it wa

The James Bond character was actually named after a real octopus that Ian Flemming met in Jamaica[1]. Flemming wanted to befriend it, but before he could, it was eaten by his housemaid. (Credit for this knowledge to the No Such Thing as a Fish podcast.) 1. https://theverbaldiarist.wordpress.com/2019/09/27/my-friend-the-octopus-an-article-by-ian-fleming/ https://theverbaldiarist.wordpress.com/2019/09/27/my-friend-...