Written by: HOWARD SCHWEINSTEIGER

Blog No. #06
Year 11, Week 3, Tuesdayy I am Howard Shweinsteiger who is the new senator of Social Media.Our previous SoME leader Emely started with this blog which I would like to continue..Let's have some fun with facts about our world! Every week you will find here 5 new facts instead of 3. Hopefully, you will come to know mesmerizing things about our Galaxy world. There will be fun facts and serious facts! Every Week you will read 5 facts! But here is a twist, After the Blog Series finishes I will be starting a quiz blog series which will contain some of the questions relating the facts I have stated.~~Lets see how much brains can store~~.So,Happy reading and Today we will continue with yet another set of facts.

George Lucas lost a bet to Steven Spielberg, costing him $40 million. They both agreed after saying: “I’ll give you 2.5% of Star Wars if you give me 2.5% of Close Encounters.’

The bounty hunter droid IG-88 was actually built from recycled film props. His head is the drink dispenser from the cantina scene in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.

The communicator Qui-Gon Jinn uses is actually an altered Gillete Sensor Excel women’s razor.

Harrison Ford almost wasn't Han Solo.

Yup,you heard it right,Burt Reynolds was among the top contenders to play Han Solo, along with Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Christopher Walken.

Ahmed Best, the actor that plays Jar Jar Binks, makes an appearance out of his costume in the background of one scene.

Well, that was it for now. Stay tuned for more facts. See you next Week! (Credits to Emely for the code and idea.)