Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

Jurassic Park

Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Jurassic Park spawned six sequels, and for good reason. Two paleontologists and a mathematician are among a group selected to tour a theme park populated by dinosaurs, which have been created using prehistoric DNA. Although the facility's billionaire backer assures its safety, things spiral out of control when the predators break free.

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The More You Know

  • 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.
  • Darth Vader only has 12 minutes of screen time in the original Star Wars.
  • Mark Zuckerberg said a voting mechanism that says whether posts are good or bad is 'not something that we think is good for the world'.
  • When the Super Bowl champion Giants visited the White House in 1987, they dumped popcorn on President Reagan.
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