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

  • Alred Hitchcock’s Psycho was the first American film to show a toilet flushing.
  • Toto was paid $125 per week while filming The Wizard of Oz.
  • The code in "The Matrix" comes from sushi recipes.
  • Ronald Reagan was originally announced as the lead for Casablanca. The proclamation turned out to simply be a ruse to keep the actor’s name in the press.
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