Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

Rain Man

Rain Man tells the story of a used car dealer named Charlie Babbitt who finds out that his recently deceased father left his $3 million fortune to the mental institution where his brother (who he never knew existed) was a patient. Tom Cruise plays Babbit in his quest to get the money, but eventually, he changes his mind when he starts to develop a meaningful relationship with his brother. 

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The More You Know

  • Beavers have transparent eyelids so they can see underwater.
  • Four times more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
  • The Crown Jewels contain the two biggest cut diamonds on Earth.
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
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