A list of fascinating facts about your favorite holiday movies includes: Gizmo and Stripe originally being the same character in "Gremlins" . . . BILL MURRAY improvising most of his lines in "Scrooged" . . . and the FBI issuing a memo about possible Communist infiltration in "It's a Wonderful Life".

A 57-year-old guy in Florida got arrested last week for pulling a FLAMETHROWER on his neighbors over a dispute about parking.

Did you know the "Seinfeld" holiday Festivus was a real thing? It was made up by the father of one of the show's writers, Dan O'Keefe. Dan says his dad was, quote, "an undiagnosed bipolar, severe alcoholic who nonetheless was extremely high-functioning."

Someone asked young people to name old people trends they're sick of. Highlights include claiming "the customer is always right" . . . acting like it's fine to be bad at technology . . . and calling people instead of texting.

A guy in Louisiana got arrested for trying to break into his neighbor's house yesterday . . . and he told cops that a "BIG SNAKE" told him to do it. He also admitted he smoked a bunch of crack less than an hour before it happened.

A bride in North Carolina who had to delay her reception twice during the pandemic almost had to again when her husband got food poisoning. But they strapped an iPad to a clothing steamer, dressed it up in a suit, and used it as a stand-in.

A new study found that you might be able to prevent weight gain over the holidays by snacking on PRUNES. Apparently, people who ate prunes felt fuller throughout the day, and found it easier to shed pounds.

A doctor examined all the physical punishment the Wet Bandits suffered in "Home Alone". And let's just say those guys should have been WAY more banged up . . . and most likely hospitalized.

VH1's "Naughty or Nice" lineup is a collection of RAUNCHY holiday movies featuring sex, drugs, drag queens, strippers, gangster rappers . . . you know, all the things that make Christmas great.

Is buying a real or fake Christmas tree better for the environment? In general, experts think buying a REAL tree every year tends to be a little better. But as long as you use the same fake tree over and over again, it's not a huge difference.