Fidel Castro was famous for many things, among them for making exceedingly long speeches. His longest lasted seven hours and 10 minutes, during the 1986 Communist Party Congress in Havana.

He also holds the record for the longest speech ever given at a UN General Assembly.

That clocked in at four hours and 29 minutes.

He told his biographer Ignacio Ramonet that he never gave a speech that hadn't been written by himself.

Speaking of numbers, during his days as a leader, Castro used to sleep only four hours a day, according to his biographer. Once in a while, he would catch an extra hour or two of sleep during the day.

He used to work seven days a week, usually going to bed early in the morning, at around 5:00.

Also legendary are pictures of Fidel Castro smoking. He said he took his first puff at the age of 14, accepting an offer from his father to give it a try.

He said he smoked a lot in his life before quitting in 1985.