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TIL that pointing became considered rude because originally it was thought that you were casting a spell on the other person.

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v17X7 TIL The Shining (1980) borrowed heavily from the previous Burnt Offerings (1976) - a haunted mansion requiring upkeep, a struggling writer with wife and son, fatherly violence toward the son, possession and slide into insanity, and getting sucked into black and white photos at the end
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