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    20 Surprising Facts You Didn't Know About Sons Of Anarchy

    The much anticipated Sons of Anarchy premiere is here and everyone's excited. Here are 20 things you probably didn't know about the show.

    1. Kurt Sutter, the show's creator, plays Otto, the Sons of Anarchy member in prison.

    2. During Hurricane Sandy, Sutter Purchased 5,000 Copies for Those That Missed It

    3. The Men of Mayhem patch signifies a member has shed blood.

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    4. Many of the shots in the first season were shot around the SoCal town of Tujunga with some specifically being shot at the local high school Verdugo Hills High.

    5. 'Katey Segal' (Gemma) is the real life partner of show creator Kurt Sutter, since October 2004.

    6. Ryan Hurst Looks Weird Without His Beard

    7. The show is loosely based on Hamlet

    8. The phone tapping device used by the Federal agents in season 2 is in actuality Pro-Tools software running off a laptop and connected to an M-Box interface. In real life it's used for audio recording and editing, not wire tapping.

    9. The boat owned by IRA gunrunner Cameron Hayes (Jamie McShane) is named "Dithreabhaigh", Gaelic for Hermit.

    10. The original title of Sons of Anarchy was Forever Sam Crow.

    11. The first and last episodes of season 3 are titled SO and NS, respectively, which, when put together, spells out SONS.

    12. Jax carries a KA-BAR United States knife usually issued to the USMC but also issued to the US Army and US Navy. The knife's name is commonly pronounced as "K-Bar".

    13. Tig's fear of dolls is called Pediophobia. Creator Kurt Sutter suffers from it in real life.

    14. Katey Sagal's (Gemma) son in real life is named Jackson. Her character Gemma is mother to Jackson 'Jax'.

    15. Based on the Show, This is the Layout of the Charming Hospital

    16. The sheriff of Charming is called Unser and is seen to be under the control of the club. In German "Unser" mean "ours".

    17. Sam Crow (actually, SAMCRO) stands for "Sons of Anarchy Motorcyle Club Redwood Original." This is in reference to their being an original, or charter member of the Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club.

    18. Six of the "First 9" members were veterans. There is a separate patch for all members that are part of the "First 9", which Piney and Clay wear in Season One.

    19. The SOA patch on the back of the kuttes is a Grim Reaper holding a crystal ball with the anarchy "A," and wielding the Reaper's traditional scythe, the handle of which has been replaced by the M16 rifle that the club's founders wielded in Vietnam.

    20. Ron Perlman was initially scared of his Harley