Crazy Little-Known Facts about "The Godfather" Franchise

The Horse Head Incident

This scene is easily one of the most talked-about (and the most disturbing) from The Godfather series. The Corleone's placed a horse's head in Jack Woltz's bed. Most viewers would assume that this was just some Hollywood effects...

It Was Real

Sadly, that was not the case. The blood itself was fake, but the horse's head was absolutely real. This factor just added to the creepy suspense!

The More You Know

The stars and flashes of light you see when you rub your eyes are called "phosphenes."
A reservoir in space holds 140 trillion times the amount of water in Earth's oceans.
In 1966 and 1967, soldiers testing Agent Orange in Canada were told the chemical was completely safe and sprayed it on each other to cool off.
In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.