Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

The Sound of Music

This heartwarming musical is based on the true story of the Von Trapp Family singers. Julie Andrews plays Maria, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey who becomes the governess for a widowed naval captain with seven children. Maria brings warmth, love, and light into the family's lives.

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The More You Know

  • The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
  • A solar powered, self-filling water bottle has been invented for bike riders that condenses atmospheric moisture to automatically fill the bottle.
  • While shooting 'Batman Begins' (2005) in Chicago, a drunk driver panicked and crashed into the Batmobile because he thought it was an invading alien.spacecraft
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
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