Crazy Little-Known Facts about "The Godfather" Franchise

The Corleone Name

The last name of Corleone actually means something in Italian! It's roughly translated to "lionheart." After seeing these films, it's hard to argue that.

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The More You Know

  • Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.
  • The "Like" button on Facebook was supposed to be the "Awesome" button.
  • Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
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