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Top 10 Possible Connection in Page 47 of National Treasure 2
| . | Euclid’s 47th problem is mentioned throughout Masonic Ritual |
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| 2. | Albert Pike who is mentioned throughout the movie re-wrote all the Scottish Rite Masonic lectures in a book titled Morals and Dogma. | |
| 3. | There is an exchange between Ben and Patric Gates: "It’s been 25 years since I talked to your mother." "No, Dad, it’s been 32." There are 32 degrees in Scottish Rite Masonry. The 25th degree contains the second mention of Euclid’s 47th problem. The 32nd degree also mentions Euclid’s 47 problem. | |
| 4, | The movie was released on December 21st, St. John the Evangelist’s Day. St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist are considered to be two patrons of freemasonry. |
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| 5. | The 25th degree of Scottish Rite Freemasonry is titled "Knight of the Brazen Serpent". There was a serpent on the plank found in the Resolute Desk. |
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| 6. | St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist are symbolic of the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. In the 25th degree, these tropics are referred to as the "Gates of the Sun" in the 25th degree lecture. |
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| 7. | There are 47 degrees of latitude between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. | |
| 8. | Mount Rushmore depicts two Masonic presidents, George Washington, and Theodore Roosevelt. |
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| 9. | The first scene of the movie takes place in the George Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia. |
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| 10. | The Teutonic Cross featured in the 32nd Scottish Rite degree is used in the movie’s advertising material. |
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Behind the Legend
- Cameron Monaghan auditioned for the part of Ethan.
- Guillermo del Toro, Will Smith’s first choice, turned down the offer to direct this film so he could make Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008).
- Warner Bros. Pictures has owned the rights to the book since the 1970s. The studio first attempted adapting it was as The Omega Man (1971) with director Boris Sagal, starring Charlton Heston. Then as ‘I Am Legend’ with director Ridley Scott, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, which fell through when the production went over-budget. And then in 2002, Michael Bay was set to direct Will Smith, but they decided to make Bad Boys II (2003) instead.
- The scenes at the Brooklyn Bridge involved over 1000 extras and various military vehicles and aircraft.
- Plants were transported via trucks from Florida to dress up the city streets as if weeds had overtaken them.
- In the film, Will Smith’s character holds up a CD calling it "…the best album ever made." The album is Bob Marley’s "Legend."
- Will Smith grew so enamored of his canine co-star, Abby, that he tried to adopt her when the shooting was finished, but the dog’s trainer could not be persuaded to give her up.
- Will Smith left the production for a couple of days to attend Tom Cruise’s wedding to Katie Holmes in Rome, Italy.
10 Amazing Facts that you should know
1. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
2. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
3. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
4. The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
5.Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not
6. A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
7.Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
8.What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
9. More people are allergic to cow’s milk than any other food.
10. It’s against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
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