Historically Accurate Details In Action Movies (10 pics)

1

The Mummy
The wraps used in Imhotep's mummification were accurate and there were ancient culutures that mummified the living, although Egyptians weren't known for it.

2

The Dark Knight
Batman is extracted from Hong Kong using the actual methods of the CIA and a device called a Sky Hook, as mentioned by Morgan Freeman’s character (although the program actually started in the 50s, instead of the 60s as the movie says).

3

Jaws
The crew of the USS Indianapolis really did get eaten by sharks after delivering an atomic bomb.

4

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Dr. Jones returns, and this time it was with a human-sacrificing called called the “Thuggees”, which was a real Indian criminal fraternity from the 19th century.

5

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
More than a dozen crystal skulls have been found and displayed in museums around the world, but they can all be traced back to an archaeologist/fraudster named Eugene Boban who created them in the late 1800s.

6

Jurassic Park
Dinosaurs were more closely related to birds than reptiles and that's a fun thought to keep in mind. We're still in the age of the dinosaurs.