TIL Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca, was escorted by crew members wearing brightly colored vests and told not to wander off set wearing his costume while on location for ‘Return of the Jedi’ Endor scenes, so that hunters in the California redwood forests would not mistake him for Bigfoot.

TIL Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca, was escorted by crew members wearing brightly colored vests and told not to wander off set wearing his costume while on location for 'Return of the Jedi' Endor scenes, so that hunters in the California redwood forests would not mistake him for Bigfoot.
Peter Mayhew, who portrayed Chewbacca, was escorted by crew wearing brightly colored vests during ‘Return of the Jedi’ filming to prevent being mistaken for Bigfoot in California forests.
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TIL a man in a unicorn pool floaty was fishing near the beach in Fort Lauderdale when he hooked a 10-foot shark that proceeded to drag him four miles offshore in his floaty. He was eventually rescued by the crew of a larger fishing vessel who were baffled at the situation when they happened upon him

TIL a man in a unicorn pool floaty was fishing near the beach in Fort Lauderdale when he hooked a 10-foot shark that proceeded to drag him four miles offshore in his floaty. He was eventually rescued by the crew of a larger fishing vessel who were baffled at the situation when they happened upon him
A man in a unicorn pool floaty was fishing near Fort Lauderdale when he hooked a 10-foot shark that pulled him offshore. He was rescued by passing fishermen.
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