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Today, July 21, is Ernest Hemingway’s birthday. To celebrate, here are a three things you may not have known about him:

1. He (supposedly) invented the cocktail Death in the Afternoon. In a collection of celebrity recipes he instructed readers to “Pour one jigger absinthe into a Champagne glass. Add iced Champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these slowly.” (He also shared the recipe for his favorite hamburger.)
2. He rewrote the ending the A Farewell To Arms 39 times before he was satisfied.
3. He named his fishing boat Pilar.

HBD, Ernie!

Image via the National Archives

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    Too lazy to post this on the day. But some of you may appreciate the recipe.

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