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

  • Stephen Hawking is 73 years old and has outlived his shortened life expectancy due to ALS by over 50 years.
  • Elephants comfort each other with chirps.
  • The last movie ever rented at a corporate Blockbuster was "This Is The End" at a store in Hawaii.
  • J.K. Rowling became the first person to become a billionaire by writing books. However, she also lost her billionaire status because she donated so much money to charity!
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