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TIL that director Steven Spielberg is never present when the last scene of his movies are being shot

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Z8Zvo [TIL] A group of psychiatrists watched/ studied 400 films trying to determine the most realistic psychopath; Anton Chigurh (No Country For Old Men] took number one. Hannibal Lector, Patrick Bateman (although entertaining), the most unrealistic.
D194g TIL in Starship Troopers movie, one of the specimen in the crowd of bugs gets claustrophobic and freaks out flailing back and forth like he’s having a little seizure. The rendering system put it in the prominent position of the screen, Verhoeven saw an early version of the shot and loved it
694wJ TIL In 2015, Planet Earth II attempted to capture the birthing grounds of Saiga Antelope, where hundreds of thousands gather. Instead, the crew witnessed a disease spread, killing 150,000 in three days.
VBGxp TIL the movie 'Die Hard' was Alan Rickman's first role in a feature film. Rickman later revealed that he almost turned down the role because he did not think Die Hard was the kind of film he wanted to make
epk9D TIL about Leah Betts, a girl who made headlines after dying from taking a single ecstasy pill, did not die directly from the drug. Instead, she died from drinking 7 liters of water in 90 minutes. Ecstasy causes water retention, which can make even slightly high water consumption fatal.