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It’s highly likely your pet dreams of you in their sleep

Benchley himself can be seen in a cameo in the film as the news reporter who addresses the camera on the beach.

An English king named Ethelred, later called the Unready, took some troops to defend against a Viking invasion.

John Hughes presented Paramount executive Ned Tanen with a one-sentence pitch: ”I want to do this movie about a kid who takes a day off from school and … that’s all I know so far.”

Harry Truman was the first US president to have secret service protection after his presidency. He wasn’t happy about it and had them do his yard work so they weren’t just sitting around doing nothing.

Candy Store searched through their sales records for the last 18 months to find the most popular candy in each state. Here are the sweet results.

"A group of owls is called a parliament."

Harrison Ford was offered and turned down the role of Dr. Alan Grant, as he felt that the part just wasn't right for him. After seeing the movie, he says that he had made the right decision.