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10 facts about 'Green Eggs and Ham'. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Longtime favorite childrenâs book âGreen Eggs and Hamâ got a public boost on Tuesday night when Sen. Ted Cruz talked about it and read the book into the Senate record during his more than 17-hour speech on the Senate floor against Obamacare. Here are 10 facts about the well-known Dr. Seuss book. 1. âGreen Eggs and Hamâ was published by Random House in 1960. Story Continued Below. 2. It was No. 4 on Publishers Weeklyâs 2001 list of all-time best-selling childrenâs books.
The first man, Bennett Cerf, was the founder of the publishing firm, Random House. The second man was named Theo Geisel, but you probably know him as Dr. Seuss. Cerf proposed the bet and challenged that Dr. Seuss would not be able to write an entertaining childrenâs book using only 50 different words. Dr. Seuss took the bet and won. The result was a little book called Green Eggs and Ham. Since publication, Green Eggs and Ham has sold more than 200 million copies, making it the most popular of Seussâs works and one of the best-selling childrenâs books in history.1. At first glance, you might think this was a lucky fluke.