Surprising Facts that the FBI Wants You To Know

The FBI vs. It's a Wonderful Life

In a turn of events, the FBI absolutely detested the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life. According to Director Hoover, the movie apparently "represented rather obvious attempts to discredit bankers by casting Lionel Barrymore as a 'scrooge-type' so that he would be the most hated man in the picture." He felt that it was supporting communism. 

The FBI vs. Borat

Naturally, the FBI wasn't a fan of Borat. Sacha Baron Cohen said that the FBI was following them as they were filming. "Sometimes it was the police, then the FBI was following us for a while. They had so many complaints that there was a Middle Eastern man driving through America in an ice cream van, that the FBI assigned a team to us."

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The More You Know

  • Tree seeds were taken into orbit and planted as "Moon Trees."
  • Mattel once tried to sue Aqua over their song "Barbie Girl". The judge literally told them to "chill".
  • There's an asteroid that's worth $95.8 trillion.
  • Armadillos swallow air to become buoyant when they swim.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.