Did you know film’s been around since 1887? Or that an IMAX projector is so bright, if aimed upward it could be seen from space? Discover lists 20 little-known movie facts:
- Thomas Edison’s firm made the first motion-picture camera in 1891—but didn’t invent a projector.
- The mechanical shark in Jaws was tough to use, so Steven Spielberg had to settle for scenes from its perspective.