Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

The Shining

In Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, Jack Torrance suffers from writer's block while working as the winter caretaker at the remote Overlook Hotel. Jack's wife, Wendy, and his son, Danny, attempt to settle into their new lives, but Danny suffers from psychic premonitions. As Danny's visions grow increasingly disturbing, Jack's psyche begins to unravel.

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The More You Know

  • In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his beard running away from a fire.
  • Holding a sneeze can be dangerous.
  • If you ate nothing but rabbit meat, you would die from protein poisoning.
  • The largest volcano in the solar system is three times taller than Mount Everest.
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