The Strange But True Stories Behind Your Favorite Childhood Books

Green Eggs And Ham Exists Because Of A Bet

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Bennett Cerf, Dr. Seuss’s editor bet him $50 that he couldn’t write a children’s book using 50 words or less. The Cat in the Hat was pretty simple, after all, and that book uses 225 distinct words.

Dr. Seuss accepted the challenge. He won the bet with his book Green Eggs and Ham.