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Dr. Seuss’s Most Famous Book Is the Result of a Bet

The founder of Random House Publishing, Bennett Cerf made a bet with Theo Geisel (who we all know as Dr. Seuss) that he couldn’t write an entertaining children’s book with less than 50 words.

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So he came up with “Green Eggs and Ham” – one of the most popular children’s books ever written in history. After Dr. Seuss saw how useful and successful his 50-word books were for children, he wrote more.

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