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Emmy nominations - The hit HBO series, 'Game of Thrones,' leads the 2018 Emmy nominations with 22 in total.

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Emmy awards - The show has already broken the record two years in a row (2015 and 2016) for most wins by a series in a single season. Continue with some fun facts about the show in the following images. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-ND 2.0)

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How many read the books? - Few actors on the show have actually read the books. They are, in fact, discouraged from doing so by showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss as the books often differ substantially from the on-screen script.

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Fake scenes - Fake scenes were shot for season seven to throw off paparazzi and anxious fans.

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Jon Snow - The coats worn by Jon Snow and other members of the Night's Watch are actually IKEA rugs.

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Dragons - The appearance and behavior of
Daenerys's dragons are based on goose and cat characteristics.

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Arya Stark - The most expensive death scene ever filmed on the show was in season five, episode 10, where Arya gouges Ser Meryn Trant's eyes out.

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Brienne of Tarth - Gwendoline Christie plays the tallest woman in Westeros standing at 6'3" (1.9 m).

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Most episodes - Peter Dinklage’s Tyrion Lannister has appeared in more episodes than any other character, at 59.

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Most-viewed episode - The episode with the most views is the season six finale, 'The Winds of Winter.'

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The heart - In the famous season one scene where Dany eats a horse's heart in front of Khal Drogo, actress Emilia Clarke was actually eating solidified jam.

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The heart - She told The Mirror that she ate a total of 28 "hearts" while shooting the scene and that they tasted like a mixture of bleach and raw pasta.

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Most-illegally downloaded show - The show has held the spot as the most-illegally downloaded show six years in a row, from 2012 through 2017.

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Sansa Stark - Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark, adopted Zunni, the dog who plays direwolf Lady, after she was killed off the show.

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Dothraki - Dothraki is a real language. Living Language even released a conversational language course that teaches it. How cool would it be to speak like Khal Drogo?

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George R. R. Martin - In addition to writing all the 'Game of Thrones' books, the author has written four episodes of the show.

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Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner - The actresses, who play Sansa and Arya Stark, have matching tattoos that read "07.08.09." The tattoo refer to the date when they found out they were cast for the roles.

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High bill - Each episode costs several million dollars to produce. Season six footed a bill of more than $100 million.

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Age difference - In the books, the Stark kids are significantly younger than their on-screen counterparts.

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Age difference - In the first season, Bran went from seven to 12, Arya from nine to 13, Sansa from 11 to 15, and Rickon from three to six.

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Tyrion Lannister - Peter Dinklage was George R. R. Martin's first choice for the role of Tyrion Lannister and no other actor was considered for the part.

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Rap album - The series has an official companion rap album called 'Catch the Throne,' and includes tracks from popular artists like Snoop Dogg and Method Man.

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Dragon eggs - George R. R. Martin is the proud owner of one of the dragon eggs from the set.

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Dragon eggs - Jay-Z also bought one of the original eggs as a gift for Beyoncé.

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'Harry Potter' doubles - So far in the series, 14 actors have also starred in the 'Harry Potter' films, including David Bradley (Argus Filch/Walder Frey) and Natalia Tena (Nymphadora Tonks/Osha).

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Dean-Charles Chapman - The actor played two characters on the series—Tommen Baratheon and Martyn Lannister.

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Ben Hawkey - The actor who plays Hot Pie owns a GoT themed bakery in real life called You Know Nothing John Dough. His specialty is direwolf loaves.

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Alfie Allen - Allen, who plays Theon Greyjoy on the show, is English singer Lily Allen's brother.

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The ending - The showrunners, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, already know the ending of GoT. If something happens to George R. R. Martin, the end of the series won't change.

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