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A cat once co-authored a physics paper. In 1975, a physicist had just finished writing a paper and was ready to publish but realized that he had used 'we' instead of 'I' throughout, despite being the sole author. Not wanting to edit the paper, he listed his cat, Chester, as a co-author.

In 1975, a cat named F.D.C. Willard co-authored a physics paper that would become influential and often-cited because the author did not want to change the pronoun "we" that had been used throughout the paper. F.D.C. Willard went on to be the sole author of another paper in 1980.

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1. When physics Professor Jack H. Hetherington learned he couldn't be the sole author on a paper because he used words like "we" and "our", he decided to add his cat as an author.

2. Masafumi Nagasaki, who lived alone and naked for 29 years as the sole inhabitant of a desert isle. His wish was to die on the island he loved, but authorities removed him and won't let him return.

3. In 1975, a physicist wrote several research papers and used "we" instead of "I" even though he was the sole author. Instead of correcting his mistake, he added his cat Chester as a co-author.

4. J.K. Rowling is the only author ever to make over a billion dollars solely from writing books.

5. FDC Willard was a cat who published two international scientific papers: one as co-author, the other as sole author.

6. In 2002 the low-cost airline Ryanair refused to provide wheelchairs for disabled passengers at London Stansted Airport, arguing that it was solely the responsibility of the airport authority.

7. About Brad Blanton — a therapist and author of "Radical Honesty" — who ran for Congress in 2004 solely on the platform of telling the truth. Without a campaign office or manager, he received 25% of the vote — a record high for an independent in Virginia.

8. FDC Willard—a cat that was co-credited on an esteemed physics paper exploring atomic behavior at varying temperatures. “FDC” stood for “Felix Domesticus, Chester” and the cat was credited because the sole author had used “we” and “our” throughout the paper and didn’t feel like correcting it.