Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich was a law clerk who became an environmental activist when she found out that a billion-dollar corporation was polluting the groundwater in Hinkley, California. Julia Roberts represents her in the film adaptation, which chronicles her brave and dangerous conquest to take on corporate greed. Roberts was awarded an Oscar for her performance. 

The Two Popes

Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce star in this biographical drama that took place behind the walls of the Vatican. This is the story about hope Pope Benedict and Pope Francis overcame personal differences to envision a future for the catholic church in modern times. 

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The More You Know

  • Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be known as Boston, Oregon.
  • When two white-faced capuchin monkeys meet, they say hello by sticking their fingers into each other's noses.
  • John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, was born in 1790. He has a grandson that is alive today.
  • The smallest bone in your body is in your ear.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.