› added 5 years ago

76

TIL Spielberg initially considered making Schindler's List entirely in German and Polish, but decided "there's too much safety in reading [subtitles]. It would have been an excuse [for the audience] to take their eyes off the screen and watch something else."

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

J1Aok TIL Dr. Ozel Clifford Brazil helped 18,000 students get to college over a 15-year period by fudging the information on students' applications. He was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for financial aid fraud & ordered to pay nearly $750,000 in restitution. Although, he never rolled over on anyone.
E1yOP TIL the 7-10 split isn't actually the hardest shot for professional bowlers. Instead there is a 5 pin split called the 'Greek Church' which is made even less often.
Zp4aB TIL Keanu Reeves grew up with such showbiz connections that Alice Cooper was once his babysitter.
Me9kb TIL that Dracula (1930) was also filmed in Spanish with a different cast and crew - and is considered by some to be better than the original
e8pg TIL that there was a 12 year ban on athletes with intellectual disabilities competing in the Paralympic Games because of the Spanish Basketball Team cheating in the 2000 Games by having 10 members pretend they had a disability.