The Best of Cinema
Most Oscar wins by a director at 40. Spielberg is second with 32
William Wyler
Hi, my name is Tom! This famous Tom leads the NFL in all time passing yards at 89,214.
Tom Brady
"Whoa, take 'er easy there, Pilgrim" or you might miss this famous on screen cowboy from Winterset
Average male Corgi - 25lbs
Higher - 27.5lbs
Pokemon no. 143 description:
This gluttonous Pokémon eats constantly, apart from when it’s asleep. It devours nearly 900 pounds of food per day.
Snorlax
The highest rated film on IMDB as voted by users at 9.3
The Shawshank Redemption
Howdy, my name is James! This more famous James starred in classics like The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and It's A Wonderful Life
James Stewart
"I can't carry the ring, but I can carry you!" says Sam to Frodo, played by this Cedar Rapids resident
Elijah Wood
Average savings by switching to Geico - 14%
Higher - 15%
One of the all time longest running TV series at 53 seasons long created by Jim Henson.
Sesame Street
There is a three way tie for most Oscars won by a single film at 11: LOTR: Return of the King, Ben Hur, and this 1997 hit
Titanic
Hi I'm Parker! While I might be a fat corgi by day, by night, this is the real name of the man behind Spiderman.
As 31st president of the United States from 1929-1933, he was born in West Branch Iowa just outside of Iowa City.
Herbert Hoover
Number of chips in a 14.5oz bag of Doritos - 200
Lower - 180
Despite all being owned by one country, these animals are often loaned to other counties on 10yr contracts for nearly $1 million dollars a year. Funds go toward conservation efforts.
Pandas
Coming in at $2.92 billion dollars, this 2009 hit is the highest grossing film of all time.
Avatar
Hi my name is Carl! While many thought Henry Ford invented the first car, I created the first one in Germany in 1885.
Carl Benz
From Corning Iowa, the host of NBC's The Tonight Show from 1962-1992
Johnny Carson
The North Tower or the South Tower
The North Tower (1368ft vs 1362ft)
Despite being a free game, this title is one of the all time highest grossing video games at $26 billion dollars. All of it's revenue has come from "microtransactions" such as character and weapon skins or season passes
Fortnite
Coming in at $1.69 billion dollars, this is the highest grossing Disney animated film at the box office, surpassing the Frozen films by nearly $250 million.
Inside Out 2
Hi I'm George! I too was named after a president and in the early 20th century, I helped developed alternated crops to cotton to prevent soil depletion.
George Washington Carver
Before it was even recognized as a state, this man born to the Iowa territory would become a showman at 23, portraying a cattleman, a cowboy, a frontier man, and a combatant in Indian Wars. He also served in the Civil War and am a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor
William Frederick Cody
"Buffalo Bill"
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