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

Myth #44 – Truth Serum Can Make People Reveal Their Secrets

Mixtures known as truth serums do exist in some form, but the simple answer as to why they aren’t widely used is that they don’t work. Most of the real-life substances are sedatives, which simply slow down a person’s mental processes and make it harder to lie.

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The More You Know

  • Iron Man first appeared in the Marvel Comic “Tales of Suspense” in 1963.
  • In the movie 'The Hangover', no effects or prosthetics were created for Stu's missing tooth. Actor Ed Helms never had an adult incisor grow, and his fake incisor was taken out for the parts of filming where Stu's tooth is missing.
  • Dan Akroyd’s original script for Ghostbusters was set in a future where Ghostbusters were everyday figures of society like paramedics and firemen.
  • They designed E.T.'s face by combining Albert Einstein, Carl Sandburg and a pug dog.
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