Unusual Movie Secrets That Even the Craziest Fans Had No Clue About

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

As we know in the film, the Cathedral is under construction. Since they were filming in the actual St. Paul’s Cathedral, that means that it really was under construction! The building really needed repairs and it cut into filming time. The director decided to go with it and gave the construction workers period clothing and tools to work so they could work but also film at the same time. Those workers were not actors, they were real stonemasons!

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The More You Know

  • In 1993, San Francisco held a referendum over whether a police officer called Bob Geary was allowed to patrol while carrying a ventriloquist’s dummy called Brendan O’Smarty. He was.
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  • It's a tradition in Ireland that if you donated a pint of blood, they give you a pint of Guinness to replace the iron.
  • Bubble wrap was originally intended to be used as 3D wallpaper.
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