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After Dr. Seuss used 236 different words to write The Cat in the Hat, his publisher, Bennett Cerf, bet $50 that Seuss could not write a book of only fifty words. Seuss won the bet with this book in 1960.
A. Hop on Pop
B. Theres a Wocket in My Pocket!
C. Green Eggs and Ham
D. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
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