Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

127 Hours

This 2010 biopic starring James Franco describes the real-life tragedy that befell a man named Aron Ralston. Ralson was hiking in Bluejohn Canton when he fell into a crevice and got his arm trapped under a boulder. Ralston was stuck in the crevice for 127 hours before he managed to saw through his own arm and escape.

The More You Know

War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
Parts of the Great Wall of China were made with sticky rice.
During World War 2, a bear named Wotjek joined the Polish army. He carried ammunition and occasionally drank beer.
The speed of a computer mouse is measured in "Mickeys."

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