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Bradbury’s Fire: The Playboy Debut of Fahrenheit 451

In 1953, the iconic novel Fahrenheit 451 was acquired by Hugh Hefner. This renowned work of Ray Bradbury was subsequently published across the second, third, and fourth issues of Playboy magazine. Source

Novella vs Novel

A piece of fiction that falls within the word count range of 20,000 to 49,999 is typically referred to as a novella. On the other hand, once the word count of a book reaches 50,000, it is generally classified as a novel. Source

WTF Fun Fact 13230 – NYPL Gave Away Books

In 2022, the New York Public Library gave kids in the city half a million books. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13230 – NYPL Gave Away Books appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 13198 – Turkey’s Library of Books Thrown Away

Turkish trash collectors have rescued enough books for a library. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13198 – Turkey’s Library of Books Thrown Away appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 13184 – People in India Read the Most

Indians read more than anyone on Earth. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13184 – People in India Read the Most appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 13146 – Oldest Library in the World

The world’s oldest library is in Morocco. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13146 – Oldest Library in the World appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Benjamin Franklin published a yearly…

Benjamin Franklin published a yearly almanac called Poor Richard’s Almanack. The publication was extremely popular, selling 10,000 copies per year, making Franklin rich. In 1735, upon the death of his brother, Franklin sent 500 copies to his widow so she could make money selling them. The post Benjamin Franklin published a yearly… appeared first on… Read More »

An author created a 1000…

An author created a 1000 page book that is made up of a single run on sentence. The post An author created a 1000… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Ray Bradbury wrote the first draft…

Ray Bradbury wrote the first draft of Fahrenheit 451 on a typewriter in UCLA Library’s basement that cost 10 cents for 30 minutes. 9 days and $9.80 later he had a short story titled ‘ The Fireman’ that was later expanded into Fahrenheit 451. The post Ray Bradbury wrote the first draft… appeared first on… Read More »

In 1953, a member of the Indiana Textbook…

In 1953, a member of the Indiana Textbook Commission attempted to ban teaching Robin Hood in schools stating “there is a Communist directive in education now to stress the story of Robin Hood, they want to stress it because he robbed the rich and gave it to the poor. That’s the Communist line.” The post… Read More »

The book ‘Where the Wild Things Are’…

The book ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ created controversy when it was first published because many parents and people thought that the wild things looked too scary for children. The post The book ‘Where the Wild Things Are’… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source