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0dNjA TIL chef Anthony Bourdain’s first novel was released in 1995 - a mystery novel entitled, “Bone In The Throat,” about smack-addicted, mob-involved chefs.
mxopE TIL The first paperback edition of the Lord of the Rings was unauthorized, as Tolkien refused to have anything to do with "so degenerate a form" as the paperback book.
VM7Em TIL that actor Danny Kaye was also a world-class Chinese cook and had an airline pilot's license.