CLASSIC: Dr. Seuss Wrote His Most Famous Book On A Bet

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🗓️ 13 September 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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What are your favorite children's books? In this Classic episode, Ben and the gang acknowledge Dr. Seuss is one of the most well-known writers on the planet. "Green Eggs and Ham", one of his most successful books, sold over 8 million copies by 2016 -- but would you believe he wrote it based entirely on a bet?

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0:00.0	Well, folks, we have a classic episode for you this week. It's one of our favorite guys,
0:07.8	commonly called Dr. Seuss. Yeah. And we think you will like it on a blog. We think you will
0:14.3	like it with a frog. We think you will like it next to a goose. We think you will like it
0:19.6	riding on a moose. We hope that you'd like it. We think you will like it writing on a moose.
0:22.7	We hope that you'd like it.
0:24.3	We hope it's your jam.
0:27.1	You can eat it gluten-free or with ham.
0:31.2	This is the story of Dr. Seuss' most famous book,
0:32.9	Green Eggs and Ham.
0:37.3	By 2016, it had sold over 8 million copies,
0:40.2	but he wrote it on a bet.
0:41.3	Yeah, try it.
0:42.1	You might like it.
0:42.9	Let's jump right in.
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