"Joker" Was Based On This True Story of an Unhinged Man

Casablanca

The movie was Casablanca and Conrad's performance was as the villainous Nazi, Major Heinrich Strasser. Though not his first role, it was one that would later define his entire career, at least by American standards. He became a huge hit, and the legend of this role was enough to hide his most terrifying past parts...

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The More You Know

  • Tic Tac mints are named after the sound their container makes.
  • Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
  • There's a word for tapping someone on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them.
  • The Japanese created a smoke alarm for those who can't hear, which pumps super-spicy wasabi mist into the air to alert them.
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