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10 Things You Might Not Have Known About The Hunger Games Series

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1. Suzanne Collins, author of the Hunger Games trilogy, also wrote for the TV show "Clarissa Explains It All."

2. Josh Hutcherson read the entire trilogy in 5 days to prepare for his role as Peeta.

3. Katniss is named after an aquatic plant of the genus Sagittaria.

4. The name of Panem, the nation in which the trilogy is set, is stemmed from "Panem et Circenses," or "Bread and Circuses."

5. Suzanne Collins was inspired to write The Hunger Games trilogy after watching war footage and reality shows back-to-back on TV.

6. The Hunger Games is Amazon's best-selling book series of all time.

7. Jennifer Lawrence took 3 days to say "yes" to the role of Katniss.

8. Danny Elfman was originally set to compose the soundtrack but had to drop out after a scheduling conflict.

9. The Hunger Games was the most searched for movie in 2012.

10. The official website for all things Hunger Games is optimized for touch devices on Internet Explorer 10.