Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

My Week With Marilyn

In 2001, Michelle Williams took on the persona of Marilyn Monroe to document her short, yet bombastic, existence in the Hollywood spotlight. Williams really made an effort to exemplify Monroe's life outside of the glamour and glitz of her perceived Hollywood lifestyle. Very few people knew how deeply Monroe struggled with accepting her lifestyle and appearance before this movie was released. 

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The More You Know

  • For 67 consecutive years, Mary was America's most popular female baby name. Linda broke the streak in 1947.
  • In 1993, San Francisco held a referendum over whether a police officer called Bob Geary was allowed to patrol while carrying a ventriloquist’s dummy called Brendan O’Smarty. He was.
  • “Digging a hole to China” is theoretically possible if you start in Argentina.
  • Surfaces near the equator move much faster than those in other locations on Earth.
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