Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

Hidden Figures

This 2016 biography documents the lives of three women named Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae). These three Black women were the sole reason that NASA was able to perform the proper calculations to send a man to the moon in the 1960s. These unsung heroes have only recently been recognized as historical figures of substantial magnitude. 

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The More You Know

  • A single dollar bill costs 5 cents to make.
  • The word "muscle" comes from a Latin term meaning "little mouse."
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