“It’s not fair!” – Anakin Skywalker Did You Know? Porgs were included in Star Wars because they had no way of getting rid of all the puffins when they were filming in Ireland. 😆 (source) Hey Reader, it’s Vance here! 👋 I was watching A New Hope with my mom, and she hadn’t seen it since the '70s. Everything was going great—she was loving the nostalgia, pointing out all the things she remembered... And then we got to the medal ceremony. She leaned forward, squinted at the screen, and went,...

"If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist." – Jocasta Nu Today I Learned A long-lost X-Wing model from A New Hope sold for $3.1 million at auction last year, making it the priciest Star Wars screen-used prop ever. It’s one of just four "hero" models crafted for close-up shots. A legendary relic of movie history! Source: The Guardian Reader 👋 You ever hear about something so disturbing that people just pretend it never existed? That’s exactly what happened with this one...

"You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them!" – Obi-Wan Kenobi, Revenge of the Sith Did You Know? The name R2-D2 actually came from a moment of pure coincidence! While working on American Graffiti, George Lucas overheard a sound editor asking for Reel 2, Dialogue Track 2 (abbreviated as R-2-D-2) and thought it sounded perfect for a droid. Later, a Star Wars encyclopedia provided an in-universe meaning, calling it the Second Generation Robotic Droid...