- Executive Meddling: Verne planned to reveal Nemo as Polish aristocrat exiled after an Uprising (the November Uprising, judging by the dates) against Tsarist Russia, but certain authorities feared possible diplomatic consequences and forced him to change the character's nationality. Still, Nemo's last words ("God and Country!") are very Polish.
- Science Marches On:
- Tabor island (AKA Maria-Theresa reef) where Ayrton was marooned, and which was long believed to sit at the stated location, was later proven to not exist at all. What's interesting is that the Ernest Legouve reef, a similar phantom island close to the purported Tabor's position, sits roughly in the same location as Verne's Lincoln island.
- According to Cyrus, the Pacific Ocean will one day be replaced by a vast coral reef the size of a continent.
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