Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

Seabiscuit

In 2003, a biopic about a wealthy racehorse owner who hires a boxer-turned-jockey (played by Toby Maguire) to ride his weak horse to victory in the Santa Anita Handicap of 1940. This movie is a tale about Depression-era America and how the lifestyle of the American elite clashed with that of the lower class. 

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The More You Know

  • The wolf's jaw can exert 1500 pounds of pressure per square inch, twice the jaw pressure of a German Shepherd. Wolves can crush large bones in just a few bites.
  • George Lazenby wasn't an actual actor. He got himself a suit, a Rolex and a new haircut, then met with the producer and made up movies he had been in. He later landed the role of James Bond.
  • Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be known as Boston, Oregon.
  • There are around 2,000 thunderstorms happening on Earth at all times.
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