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Kit Harrington auditioned for the show with a black eye he got from a fight at a McDonalds the night previous.

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In some seasons, the dragon’s roars were based off many small animals, including tortoises having sex.

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Wildfire is based on the real-life Greek fire, and the Red Wedding was inspired by the Scottish “Black Dinner”

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The 7th season cost roughly $10 million per episode, and the final season will be around $15 million per episode. In comparison, the final season of Friends cost about $10 million in total.

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Julian Glover played Grand Maester Pycelle in Game of Thrones, but also had roles in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

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Jerome Flynn, who plays the sellsword Bronn, was in a 90s doo-wop group called Robson and Jerome, and had 3 #1 singles in the UK.

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Kit Harrington has some famous blood in his veins, as he is a descendant of Jon Harrington who invented the flushing toilet.

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George R.R. Martin revealed the ending of the books to the showrunners, in case he would not live to see the show end or finish the novels, but made them guess first who Jon Snow’s mother was

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This is a promo from the original pilot, which was described as a “piece of shit”. Yeah, it looks like it.

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actor who plays Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane, Hafthór Björnsson, broke a millennia-old record by carrying a 1,433-pound log five steps in 2015.

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In 2017 more than 450 babies were named “Khaleesi”, and over 2,000 were named “Arya”. And as far as my research shows, none have been named Hodor

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After the first episode, George R.R. Martin sent the actor who plays Joffrey, Jack Gleeson, a letter stating, “Congratulations, everyone hates you!”.

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Because the queen is not allowed to sit on a foreign throne, Queen Elizabeth was forbidden from sitting on the Iron Throne during her visit to the set.

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many cast cast members have not read the books, fearing it will affect their acting if they know the future of their characters.

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So was Sean Bean for the role of Eddard Stark.

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Peter Dinklage was George R.R. Martin’s first choice for the role of Tyrion Lannister.

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Daenerys’s brother Viserys was played by Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of famous author Charles Dickens.

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Robb Stark’s late wife was played by Oona Chaplin, a relative of Charlie Chaplin.

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actor who plays the blind Maester Aemon of the Night’s Watch is legally blind in real life.

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Dothraki language contains more than 3,000 words, and part of it is named after and based on lines from The Office character, Dwight Schrute.