13 Game Of Thrones Facts You (Likely) Didn't Know

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Nov 23, 2018 5:00 PM EST

This is a goldmine for any Game of Thrones fan out there! You'll (probably) find 'em interesting even if you don't watch the show! 

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  • 01
    Text - Tyrion Lannister has appeared in more episodes than any other character -- 58 out of a possible 64, including every episode in Season 7 so far.
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    Face - The Roman Emperor Caligula was a cruel and destructive ruler whose reign only lasted a few years because he was assassinated for being terrible at his job. And Joffrey looked a lot like him, judging by old statues and busts. Coincidence?
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    Organism - There are only five episodes in the entire series thus far in which nobody dies on screen, and only two of those -- "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" in Season 3 and "Blood of My Blood" in Season 6- don't feature any deaths on screen or off. That's remarkable considering the former is the episode in which Brienne fought a bear.
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    Tire - When Daenerys married Khal Drogo, Illyrio Mopatis gave her the three ancient dragon eggs that would hatch into the actual actual dragons we know so well today. The egg props, however, were given in real life to George RR Martin by the prop maker who constructed them.
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    Text - Iwan Rheon, the actor who played the much loathed Ramsay Bolton, had previously been up for a different role before he got that part: Jon Snow. Rheon has said it was down to him and Kit Harrington for the part before the showrunners decided on Harrington.
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    Companion dog - Sansa Stark's direwolf Lady was killed early in Season 1 --meaning the dog who played her, Zunni, was out of a job. So Sophie Turner, the actress who portrays Sansa, adopted her.
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    Text - Word is that series co-creator David Benioff originally wanted "The Rains of Castamere" to be the theme song, but the other co-creator, D.B. Weiss, talked him out of it. Nonetheless, "The Rains of Castamere" can be heard dozens of times in the series, including versions by The National and Icelandinc rockers Sigur Ros (pictured, in a cameo appearance).
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    Cg artwork - The first season of "Game of Thrones" cost between $50 million and $60 million, or something north of $5 million per episode on average. Even now that's a lot for a TV show but HBO has blown past that amount and footed a bill of more than $100 million for Season 6. You can see where the extra funding has gone on the screen.
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    Text - "Song of Ice and Fire" writer George RR Martin has said he imagined Peter Dinklage in the role of Tyrion Lannister before the show came into being - and when it was time for showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to cast the role, no other actor was considered for the part.
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    Photo caption - Writer George RR Martin had a cameo in that old pilot as a noble of Pentos who attended Daenerys' wedding. The cameo didn't survive the reshoots.
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    Text - The original pilot for "Game of Thrones" was by all accounts total garbage, despite being helmed by Tom McCarthy, the director of last year's Oscar winner for Best Picture "Spotlight." The first episode was reshot almost entirely, with several new cast members -- including Michelle Fairley replacing Jennifer Ehle as Catelyn Stark. Apparently it contained a particularly theatrical rendition of the death of Jon Arryn (pictured) as well.
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    Text - Few characters on "Game of Thrones" hate each other the way Cersei and Tyrion do -- well, Tyrion doesn't hold nearly as much contempt for his sister as she does for him, but you know what I mean. In real life, though, actors Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey are basically best friends. "Sometimes we have to avoid eye contact so we don't crack up," Dinkalge said in a Reddit AMA in 2014.
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    Fictional character - Gregor Clegane, better known as The Mountain, has been recast twice in his years on the show. In Season 1 he was played by Conan Stevens. In Season 2 he was played by lan Whyte. Currently, the role belongs to Hafpór Júlíus Björnsson. Whyte, however, would go on to an illustrious career as Wun Wun the giant.
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