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

Myth #13 – Strangers Will Poison Your Halloween Candy

Poisoned candy myths have been thoroughly debunked. No cases of strangers killing or permanently injuring children this way have been proven. Anxieties about poisoned candy may have originated from a 1974 murder involving a father giving his own son cyanide-laced candy for Halloween.

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The More You Know

  • While filming Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren punched Sylvester Stallone's chest so hard, his heart slammed against his breastbone, causing it to swell and his systolic blood pressure shot to over 200. Filming was halted as Stallone was flown to a nearby hospital and spent eight days in intensive care.
  • ‘Schindler’s List’ relied on advertisements to get costumes for extras.
  • Toto was paid more than the Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz".
  • Alred Hitchcock’s Psycho was the first American film to show a toilet flushing.
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