Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

Moneyball

Based on Michael Lewis's 2003 book titled "Moneyball", this movie tells the story of the Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane when he joined forces with a genius named Peter Brand to transform a failing baseball team into a success story. Billy Beane (played by Brad Pitt) shifted the focus of the industry from emotionally drafting players to simply drafting players based on their statistics alone. 

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The More You Know

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  • Peanuts can be used to make dynamite.
  • Garfield used to own G-Mail.
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