Surprising Facts that the FBI Wants You To Know

The FBI vs. It's a Wonderful Life

In a turn of events, the FBI absolutely detested the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life. According to Director Hoover, the movie apparently "represented rather obvious attempts to discredit bankers by casting Lionel Barrymore as a 'scrooge-type' so that he would be the most hated man in the picture." He felt that it was supporting communism. 

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The More You Know

  • Vietnam is one of the most pro-US countries in the world, with 76% having a favorable view. This is higher than Japan, the United Kingdom, and France.
  • The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
  • Shakespeare is easier to understand, makes more sense, and is punnier when it's recited in its original pronunciation instead of a modern English accent.
  • The Catholic Church considers the Theory of Evolution to be "virtually certain", and believes that intelligent design "isn't science even though it pretends to be."
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