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    Dr. Seuss wrote a book after being challenged by his editor to produce a book using fewer than fifty different words. What book was it?

    Question #49503. Asked by CARLE. (Jul 16 04 11:37 AM)


    Shadow Tiger

    		Green Eggs and Ham was written in response to a $50 bet with Bennett Cerf, one of the founding editors of Random House, that he couldn't write an entire book using only 50 words. Apparently, Cerf never paid off.

    Jul 16 04, 5:52 PM
    imcastortroy

    		Green Eggs and Ham
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3523393.stm

    Jun 05 08, 7:23 AM

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