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May the FOURTH be with you, on this "Star Wars" Day. To celebrate, MentalFloss.com put together a list of 65 facts about the franchise, that might surprise you. Here are 5 of 'em (including what Yoda's original name was).
1. George Lucas used real World War 2 footage of aerial battles (dogfights) for the space battles.
2. Obi Wan Kenobi was originally supposed to survive his lightsaber battle with Darth Vader in "A New Hope".
3. Harrison Ford's casting as Han Solo was accidental . . . he was only around to help feed lines to actors that were auditioning . . . which included a young Kurt Russell. George liked Harrison's delivery the best and put him in the role.
4. In early drafts of the screenplay, Yoda's name was Buffy . . . which turned to Minch Yoda . . . then eventually just Yoda.
5. Peter Mayhew was cast as Chewbacca primarily because of his height . . . he was 7-foot-3.
You can grab 60 more Star Wars tidbits here: MentalFloss.com
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