1. He was born on January 12, 1876 as John Griffith Chaney in San Franscisco 2. His mother was a spiritualist and his true father an astrologist 3. Her mother tried to kill herself when she was pregnant 4. His biological father thought that London was not his son that Flora had other lovers than him 5. Londons foster mother was a slave 6. London became an oyster pirate at the age of 15 7. Whe he was 18, he was kept in jail for a mouth because of vagrancy 8. London was a student at the university of California Berkley 9. London continued writing 1000 words everyday 10. London died at the age of 40