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QO0a TIL Dr. Seuss’s editor bet him $50 that he couldn’t write a children’s book in 50 words or less. Dr. Seuss won the bet with his book Green Eggs and Ham.
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GYDB4 TIL No one in China expected that Chairman Mao would die, so there were no preparations at all for his death. Mao's body was drained of fluids, injected with formaldehyde, and it was said his head swelled up “like a football”