August 24, 2025
An active salt mine in Kansas is used by many Hollywood studios to store original copies of classic films. The salt mine is 650 feet below ground, so it is not subject to natural disasters such as wildfires or tornadoes. The mine has a natural average temperature of 68 °F, so it doesn’t rely on climate controls that might fail during a power outage.
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Hollywood What If Quiz
Who else could have voiced Darth Vader? Which comedian could have been in Forrest Gump?
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Aug 23
Why were hundreds of millions of needles once launched into space? -
Aug 22
What time was “noon” originally? -
Aug 21
How is helium medically important? -
Aug 20
The U.S. national anthem was officially translated into what other language? -
Aug 19
Why is a penny attached to the Mars rover Curiosity? -
Aug 18
What part of animal anatomy was once banned from Mickey Mouse cartoons? -
Aug 17
Which city’s cabbies have to memorize more than 25,000 streets? -
Aug 16
Who is in both the baseball and basketball hall of fame? -
Aug 15
What unusual fuel goes into U.S. Army trucks? -
Aug 14
What unlikely animal is the crocodile closely related to?