The Wildest Myths Viewers Have Been Led to Believe by Movies & Media

Myth #20 – It Takes Years For You To Digest Gum

False! Gum is nearly indigestible and simply passes through the digestive tract without causing any harm. That piece of gum you swallowed when you were seven is not still floating around in there, nor is it growing a gum tree.

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The More You Know

  • There’s a 20 year age gap between Sam Neill and Laura Dern in Jurassic Park, with Laura aged only 26 during filming.
  • Viggo Mortensen had no intention of working on The Lord of the Rings until his son begged him to do it.
  • During the filming of The Grinch, Jim Carrey sought counseling from a Navy SEAL to learn torture-resistance techniques in order to handle the extensive makeup.
  • Darth Vader only has 12 minutes of screen time in the original Star Wars.
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