Crazy Little-Known Facts about "The Godfather" Franchise

Lost Lancaster

Lancaster was really gunning for the role of Don Corleone once the novel started making its rounds. He was beaten out of the rights by another group of filmmakers, so his dreams of becoming the crime boss were over. Brando was probably better suited for the role anyhow, and Lancaster did just fine without this role!

The More You Know

The last movie ever rented at a corporate Blockbuster was "This Is The End" at a store in Hawaii.
Peanuts can be used to make dynamite.
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.
More people are bitten each year by New Yorkers than by sharks.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.