Interesting Facts About The Da Vinci Code

It’s one of the best selling novels of all time, thanks in part to a feature film adaptation starring Tom Hanks. Here are three interesting facts about The Da Vinci Code that you may not have known.

It spawned an entire industry of books trying to debunk it. Although Dan Brown claims it’s based on factual history, The Da Vinci Code remains widely considered as a work of fiction, which makes the fact that there have been several books written to debunk it absolutely fascinating. Both religious scholars and historians have put out text after text taking issue with Dan Brown’s telling of the Sangreal.

It was so popular that it even boosted sales for Dan Brown’s other books. The success of 2003’s The Da Vinci Code was nothing short of monumental. So monumental, in fact, that in 2004 all four of Dan Brown’s novels made it to The New York Times bestseller list. In the same week. To date, The Da Vinci Code has sold an estimated 80 million copies and ranks among the 10 top selling novels of all time.

It actually spawned a video game. Difficult as it may be to believe, The Da Vinci Code managed to inspire a video game in 2006 that was released for the PS2, XBox, and PC. The game consisted mostly of puzzles and exploring a 3D environment, with the occasional bit of combat.

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