Edgar Allan Poe: Odd and interesting facts about the dark and mysterious poet behind 'The Raven'

Fox Nation examines the unsolved mystery of the famous poet Edgar Allen Poe; host Kacie McDonnell gives a sneak peek.

It's been almost 175 years since the death of Edgar Allan Poe — one of the most recognizable poets in American history.

While Poe was best known for his work in the horror genre, there is much more to know about him than just his creative output. 

His mysterious life seemed to play a role in his work.

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Here are eight odd and interesting facts about Edgar Allan Poe.

Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on Jan. 19, 1809, but he was immediately abandoned by his father in 1810. 

A year later on Dec. 8, 1811, at age 24, Poe's mother, Eliza, died of tuberculosis, according to The Poe Museum.

Portrait of American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). Undated illustration, after a photo by Matthew Brady. (Getty Images)

Poe and his two siblings were then taken in by their godparents, John and Frances Allan, a wealthy family from Richmond, Virginia. 

Poe remained a foster child and was never fully adopted by the Allan family, reports History.com.

Poe's best-known work is the descriptive, dark poem entitled "The Raven." 

He sold the now-iconic poem to a literary magazine, The American Review, for its February 1845 issue, wrote SparkNotes — for a grand total of $9. 

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It printed the poem with the pseudonym "Quarles."

Virginia Poe in 1847. Wife of Edgar Allen Poe, the American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic. Artist unknown. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

However, that same year in January, a New York magazine