The 1939 novel Gadsby is the longest book ever published that doesn't contain the letter 'e.'

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  Back in 1939, American author  Ernest Vincent Wright  published  Gadsby , a  50,000-word novel that doesn't use the letter 'e'  once. What's more, it's not the only novel that ditched the letter. Author  Georges Perec  also wrote the French-language book  La Disparition  without the letter 'e' in 1969. That's even more astounding when you consider that 'e' is the most commonly used letter in the English (and French!) language.
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Chewing gum is banned in Singapore.

 Along with having laws against spitting and urinating anywhere but in a toilet (which you're then legally obligated to flush if it's a public washroom), Singapore has also banned chewing gum in an effort to keep the city clean and orderly. The ban was established in 1992. In 2004, exceptions were made for therapeutic, dental, or nicotine gums.


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