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Did you know… that Mickey Rooney, featured in seven films on the list, was one of the top 10 box office stars from 1938 through 1944, and was the number one box office star in 1939, 1940 and 1941, a feat that is only rivaled by Shirley Temple among young performers?

Did you know… that when Katharine Hepburn was preparing for her role in "The African Queen," director John Huston suggested that she play her character like Eleanor Roosevelt?

Did you know… that there are more than 40 war films on the list, with the largest number of films set in World War II?

Did you know… that 32 films on the list have won Academy Awards for Best Picture?

Did you know… that of the 400 films on the ballot, 140 were set in the past, but only three, "Rollerball," "Star Wars" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," were set in the future?

Did you know… that three stars provided their own singing voices in film biographies of their lives? Ray Charles ("Ray"), Jane Froman ("With a Song in My Heart") and Tina Turner ("What's Love Got to Do with It"). Did you know… that the characters in "Sleepless in Seattle" were inspired by another film on the list, "An Affair to Remember"?

Did you know… that Spencer Tracey was in two back-to-back Oscar winning inspirational films, "Captains Courageous" and "Boys Town," as was Tom Hanks with "Philadelphia" and "Forrest Gump"?

Did you know… that we have more inspiring teachers on the list than inspiring lawyers, doctors, scientists or politicians? Inspiring teachers were featured in "Conrack," "Stand and Deliver," "Blackboard Jungle," "Lean on Me," "October Sky," "Mr. Holland's Opus," "Music of the Heart," "Dead Poet's Society" and "The Paper Chase."

Did you know… that there are 39 films about sports on the list, and the most popular sport found in inspiring films is baseball with 11?

Did you know… that we often find inspiration from animals? Inspiring animal films on the list include "Babe," "Benji," "The Black Stallion," "The Incredible Journey," "Jonathan Livingston Seagull," "Lassie Come Home" and "Seabiscuit."

Did you know… that there is one film on the list of 400 in which no English is spoken? "The Passion of the Christ"



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