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TIL there is a 50,000 word novel without the letter ‘E’

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4Lwo TIL Clint Eastwood served as mayor of a town in California after campaigning against an ordinance banning the sale of ice cream.
e01x4 TIL Mary Ball Washington, George Washington's mother, was orphaned at 12 and named her son after her guardian, George Eskridge. Her husband, Augustine Washington, died when their son George was 11, and she never remarried. She died of breast cancer in 1789, after George became the president.
7rZxO TIL 75 percent of the world’s food is generated from only 12 plants and five animal species
aO5J TIL KitKats are considered to be good luck in Japan because the Japanese reading of “KitKat”, “kitto katto”, sounds similar to “kitto katsu”, a phrase which translates to “surely win”
P1PJG TIL that, unless it contains alcohol, kosher food is generally halal. However, halal food is not generally kosher; halal allows shellfish, camels, rabbits, and the mixing of meat and dairy, all of which are non-kosher.