Crazy Little-Known Facts about "The Godfather" Franchise

Fear of Failure

He was so afraid that he was going to be replaced that he ended up firing the man who he feared would replace him. It's unclear whether or not that was ever the case, but Marlon Brando commonly stood up and defended his directing abilities. Coppola was nominated for Best Director. 

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The More You Know

  • One in four Americans thinks that the Sun revolves around the Earth.
  • M&M stands for Mars and Murrie.
  • The "Like" button on Facebook was supposed to be the "Awesome" button.
  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
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