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TIL I learned that E.B. White, who co-wrote the English grammar guide known as Strunk & White, or The Elements of Style, was also the author of Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web

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XnYR TIL in 2007, the Israeli Ambassador to El Salvador was recalled after being found outside the Israeli Embassy drunk, hands tied, and wearing only bondage gear. The police only discovered his identity after removing the ball gag from his mouth.
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