Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a 50,000 word book titled 'Gadsby' which did not use the letter "e".
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In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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Before making Finding Nemo, the animation gurus at Pixar Studios had to take a graduate class in fish biology and oceanography.
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In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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