Crazy Little-Known Facts about "The Godfather" Franchise

The Book

Mario Puzo is the author of the original Godfather book. Obviously, the filmmakers had to cut out a lot of the story in order to make it movie-friendly. Some relationships were left out, including some weirdness between Sonny and his mistress. It's probably for the better!

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The More You Know

  • The Catholic Church considers the Theory of Evolution to be "virtually certain", and believes that intelligent design "isn't science even though it pretends to be."
  • Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be known as Boston, Oregon.
  • There's a Russian village where every resident is a tightrope walker.
  • Donkeys and dolphins are sometimes used as guard animals.
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