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

Myth #22 – Medieval Europeans Believed The Earth Was Flat

Medieval Europeans did not believe the Earth was flat. Since the ancient Greek philosophers, Aristotle and Plato, belief in a spherical Earth was universal among intellectuals.

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The More You Know

  • "Psycho" was the first time a flushing toilet was shown on screen.
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid approximately $21,429 for every one of the 700 words he said in, Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
  • Some of the velociraptor noises in "Jurassic Park" are actually tortoises mating.
  • 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.
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