› added 1 month ago

10

TIL in "Cast Away", none of the sound on the island scenes is real. The loudness of ocean waves on the actual unhabited island they were filming on was so overwhelming that every sound on the island and ocean scenes, including Tom Hanks' monologues, were carefully recorded in a studio.

Read more nofilmschool.com

via reddit.com

E1K57 TIL of the Schulze-Boysens, a married couple who were members of the German high society. They were also anti-Nazi activists who formed a resistance group known as the Red Orchestra. They were caught and executed in 1942 but the Red Orchestra continued throughout the war as an espionage network.
AO8x TIL An Australian woman won compensation after injuring herself having sex on a business trip
kJKvW TIL 25 Facts Streaming Services Don't Want You To Know if you've ever wondered about why some shows are easier or harder to find.
LkpRm TIL: Miami Vice was one of the first TV shows to be broadcast in stereo, but most TVs didn't support stereo audio at the time. In order to hear the 1984 Miami Vice pilot in stereo, viewers were expected to tune into a simulcast FM transmission on their HiFi.
1a4RP TIL about Jerry Lawson. He created the first video game cartridges & Channel F console. Atari soon copied.