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TIL there was a 50,000 word novel written in 1939 that doesn’t use a single letter “E”

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X0Xnk TIL about New Zealand author Janet Frame was erroneously diagnosed with schizophrenia and scheduled for lobotomy. However, several days prior to the procedure, she was awarded New Zealand's most esteemed literary accolade, prompting doctors to cancel the operation.
d8vkd TIL the Kuwae volcanic eruption affected the entire world. During the final siege of Constantinople the city's gardens failed and it was racked by a thunderstorm. There were crop failures in Sweden, the Chinese recorded countless died of cold and famine, and Mexican codices record frosts in fall.
N7XD6 TIL pine nuts come from pine cones
XEoA8 TIL there is a gold fire hydrant in San Francisco that is said to have been the only functioning hydrant and is credited with saving the historic Mission District neighborhood during the 1906 quake. It is Painted with a fresh coat of gold paint each April 18
79R7 TIL male pigs raised for pork are castrated before puberty in order to prevent naturally occurring substances from appearing in the meat that cause unpleasant odors when cooked, AKA “boar taint”.