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			* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'', who directed more than fifty films in forty years, entered the industry hoping to meet ]?
	* ... that after Senator ] offered $1,000 to shoot an anarchist, ''']''' ''(pictured)'' publicly accepted the challenge?
			* ... that the style of ]'s ''''']''''' has been likened to "a smiling figure on horseback, cutting a clean way through ... with a swift bright sword"?
	* ... that ''']''', a sweet pie made with ], is traditionally eaten in ] on Christmas Eve?
	* ... that ]'s ~~friend~~ ''']''' ~~built~~ ]?		* ... that international ] champion ''']''' learned to skate at the age of 29?
			* ... that in 1967 two mathematicians published PhD dissertations independently disproving ''']'''?
	* ... that ''''']''''' states that, despite its Christian origins, Christmas has been mostly secular since its inception in the fourth century?
			* ... that ''']''', executioner of ] and ] official ], said he was selected at random for the role?
	* ... that ''']''' was the last surviving female ]?
			* ... that ] wrote a viral article about ''']''' after an AI bot attempted to convince him to leave his wife?
	* ... that the ''']''' traditionally swims in a bathtub for a few days before becoming Christmas Eve dinner?
			* ... that ''']''' began refereeing American football games less than a month after retiring from playing the sport professionally?
	* ... that Italian anti-Mafia prosecutor ''']''' survived three assassination attempts within three weeks?
			* ... that between February and August 1918 the ''']''' mobilized more than 20 combat units for the ]?
	* ... that in 2016 two thieves stole $350,000 worth of rare books in Oakland, California, and tried to sell some of them to ''']''' nearby?
			* ... that a South Korean actor sold his belongings and went $7 million into debt to keep ''']''' running?
	* ... that energy executive ''']''' once drank ] to prove that it was not dangerous?
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Kwan Man-ching

... that Kwan Man-ching (pictured), who directed more than fifty films in forty years, entered the industry hoping to meet his celebrity crush?
... that the style of Hermann Weyl's Gruppentheorie und Quantenmechanik has been likened to "a smiling figure on horseback, cutting a clean way through ... with a swift bright sword"?
... that international adult figure skating champion Naz Arıcı learned to skate at the age of 29?
... that in 1967 two mathematicians published PhD dissertations independently disproving the same thirteen-year-old conjecture?
... that Shalom Nagar, executioner of war criminal and Nazi Party official Adolf Eichmann, said he was selected at random for the role?
... that Kevin Roose wrote a viral article about artificial intelligence rhetoric after an AI bot attempted to convince him to leave his wife?
... that Karl Thielscher began refereeing American football games less than a month after retiring from playing the sport professionally?
... that between February and August 1918 the Petergofsky District mobilized more than 20 combat units for the Red Army?
... that a South Korean actor sold his belongings and went $7 million into debt to keep his amusement park running?