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Vaknin, Sam, 1961-

"The First Book of Factoids"



These winners were shot in color. Notice the years: Gone With the Wind
(1939), An American in Paris (1951), The Greatest Show on Earth
(1952), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Bridge on the River
Kwai (1957).

War and Peace (1968) is the longest film ever to win the Oscar at 7
hours 33 minutes. Gone With the Wind (1939) and Lawrence of Arabia
(1962) were each 3 hours and 42 minutes.

Walt Disney - with 26 statues - won the most awards. Alan Menken for
music and Denis Muren for visual effects each garnered 8 Oscars.

John Ford won consecutively for The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and How
Green Was My Valley (1941)

So did Joseph L. Mankiewicz for A Letter to Three Wives (1949) and All
About Eve (1950).

http://academyawards.20m.com/trivia.htm

P-Q

Pakistan

Under British rule, Pakistan was part of India. At the request of the
Muslim League, the British decided, in 1947, to split it from India.
Pakistan became independent one day before India did. West Pakistan
was separated by 1600 kilometers from East Pakistan (today's
Bangladesh). Three principalities, including Kashmir, chose not to
join either country and to become independent.


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