This probably belonged to the "Facts Pertaining to Books" section, but I feel that this fact is so amazing that it deserves a section of its own.
Ernest Vincent Wright managed, in 1939, to write a whole English novel, titled "Gadsby", without using the letter "e" once in the entire text.
"E", I might add, is the most commonly used letter in the English, German, French, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Czech, Danish, Latin and Hungarian language.
It's incredible. I read it, and in its entire 50,110 words there was not a single letter "e" that I could see (not, of course, counting the foreword- that would just be asking too much of the awesomely brilliant Wright), yet its plot was sufficiently good to keep the reader more or less interested. You can read it on the internet- since 1968, upon failure to renew copyright in its 26th year after publication, "Gadsby" entered public domain in the US.
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Random Facts You Didn't Need to Know
AcakThis is a totally random compilation of facts, collected for my own enjoyment. After all my years of storing them up, I felt it was time to share them with you. Well... enjoy this bundle of totally random awesomeness!
