1.  The scrolling text at the beginning of the early “Star Wars” movies was done by printing out the entire thing and having a camera slowly roll over it.

2.  William Henry Harrison gave a presidential inauguration speech that was two hours, even though there was bad weather in D.C.  He also didn’t wear a coat, to show how tough he was.  But then he got sick . . . and died one month into his term.

3.  Philadelphia cream cheese is named after the town of Philadelphia in New York, where cream cheese was originally produced.

4.  Ferris wheels were originally called “pleasure wheels” when they were invented in the 1600s.

Here is today’s bonus fact:

5.  The “ZIP” in ZIP code stands for “Zone Improvement Plan.”  They were created in 1963 to help mail carriers deliver mail more efficiently . . . so they could “zip” along their routes.

(Gizmodo / The Guardian / Wikipedia / Today I Found Out / Wikipedia)