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TIL that Bob Clark directed Black Christmas (1974), one of the most terrifying holiday films of all time; just under a decade later, he directed A Christmas Story (1983), one of the most beloved holiday films of all time.

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9LXQ TIL that a physicist made his cat the co-author of his scientific paper to avoid replacing “we” with “I” throughout his paper.
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