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| - | A soon-to-be randomized template for the [[HRWiki:Main page redesign|soon-to-be Main Page]]. This should have 60-80 facts, ideally. Currently at 80. | + | <noinclude>A randomized template for the [[HRWiki:Main page redesign|new Main Page]]. Facts are stored on {{t|didyouknow facts}}. For each bullet point, the template picks a random number. If two numbers are the same, a number is picked from outside of the usual range, corresponding to the bullet point, meaning no fact will be repeated. Additionally, the first bullet point is programmed to pull from a separate list of pictured facts.</noinclude> |
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| - | *[[Homestar Runner]] gained a half-open mouth animation frame, despite [[Matt Chapman]] [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|saying it wasn't necessary at 12 frames per second]].
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| - | *[[Strong Bad]] and [[Strong Mad]], and their original role as tag team wrestlers, came from the 1986 [[Nintendo]] video game [[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]], in which one of the teams is called "The Strong Bads".
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| - | *[[Strong Bad]] has more appearances than [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Homsar]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Pom Pom]], and [[The King of Town]] combined.
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| - | *At his fastest, [[Strong Bad]] types, on average, approximately 240 [[Wikipedia:Typing#Words per Minute|words per minute]] (in a segment in [[death metal]]).
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| - | *[[Matt Chapman]] has said that [[Strong Sad]] is the most difficult main character to voice due to how delicate he sounds, leading to [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] substituting for Strong Sad's one word in [[cheat talk]].
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| - | *[[Strong Sad]] was originally going to sound like [[Wikipedia:Michael Stipe|Michael Stipe]], but this idea was quickly rejected.
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| - | *[[Strong Sad]] [[independent|claims]] to have "minored in holding on wide shots for too long" in film school.
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| - | *[[Strong Sad]] [[Fan Costumes '07|only has three ribs]].
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| - | *[[Pom Pom]]'s "voice" is a re-used sample of [[Mike Chapman]] blowing bubbles into a glass of milk, making his the only voice that is never recorded fresh for every toon.
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| - | *[[Pom Pom]] is the only main character never to have said anything [[Lack of Intelligible Speech|understandable as an English word]].
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| - | *[[Pom Pom]] is the only main character whose [[parents]] ([[General and Fraulein Pom Pom]]) have been [[Pom Pom, Too|seen in the body of work]].
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| - | *The [[Old Characters Page]] said that [[the King of Town]] was [[Marzipan]]'s father. However, this idea has since been abandoned.
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| - | *[[Marzipan]] is named after [[Wikipedia:Marzipan|marzipan]], a confectionery consisting primarily of ground almonds and sugar.
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| - | *[[Marzipan]] is apparently [[DNA Evidence|allergic to pecans]].
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| - | *[[Marzipan]] has a cousin named [[Debra]] whom [[Strong Bad]] [[Happy Dethemberween|said he considered hot]].
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| - | *[[Marzipan]] has a sister, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2|according]] to [[Homestar Runner]].
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| - | *[[Marzipan]] has [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2|apparently had]] [[Questionable Services|questionable surgery]] to have her [[Lack of Visible Body Parts|nose removed]].
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| - | *[[Marzipan]]'s latest stepfather as of [[A Death-Defying Decemberween]] is named Seth, and works in a philosophy department.
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| - | *[[Coach Z]]'s accent came from a depressing Midwestern voice that [[Matt Chapman]] and some friends would do in college.
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| - | *[[Coach Z]] is named after [[Craig Zobel]] (as revealed in the [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonkavision interview]]).
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| - | *On [[Coach Z]]'s emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a backwards Z formation.
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| - | *According to the [[Old Characters Page]], [[Coach Z]] wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z".
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| - | *[[Bubs]] is based on a person [[the Brothers Chaps]] knew growing up who worked at a concession stand locally and spoke with the same gravelly voice.
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| - | *[[Matt Chapman]] has admitted that [[Bubs]]'s voice was heavily borrowed from the voice of [[imdb:nm0289359|Redd Foxx]] (of [[imdb:tt0068128|''Sanford and Son'']] fame).
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| - | *[[Mike Chapman]] [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|once noted]] that it is difficult to animate Bubs's elbows, leading to his lack of elbows in later toons.
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| - | *[[The King of Town]] wears a [[pickelhaube]] in [[Ever and More]], similar to his [[Old-Timey]] [[The Kaiser|counterpart]].
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| - | *[[The King of Town]] is [[Donut Unto Others|shown to possess]] either powers of teleportation or skills as a ninja, as he can appear and disappear in a puff of smoke.
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| - | *[[The Poopsmith]], in his voiced appearances, is voiced by [[John Linnell]] of [[They Might Be Giants]].
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| - | *[[Homsar]] is the only main character with no [[Old-Timey]] or [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] counterpart.
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| - | *[[Homsar]]'s coloring is similar to that of the unused character [[Homeschool Winner]].
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| - | *[[Strong Bad]]'s username on ''[[wikipedia:Tabletop Simulator|Tabletop Simulator]]'', which he has [[Trogdor! LIVE with the Brothers Chaps!|used to virtually play]] [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]], is [[Senor Cardgage|cardgage]]fan73.
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| - | *[[Senor Cardgage]]'s [[weird shrub]] was originally going to be named Strongberg.
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| - | *The blurred-out writing on [[Olympic Man and Coach|Olympic Man]]'s shirt says "hiphop man" in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]].
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| - | *[[Strong Sad]]'s [[marzipan|comment about vinegar toast]] was based on [[Matt Chapman]] feeding it to [[Mike Chapman|his brother]] when they were kids.
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| - | *One of the two [[Homestar Runner]]s who appear in [[Senorial Day]] is wearing a [[Mustachioed Homestar Runner|mustache]].
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| - | *Typing anything with the word "[[The Cheat|cheat]]" in it in [[Peasant's Quest]] will result in the response "Meh."
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| - | *[[Strong Bad]] makes an unintentional [[haiku]] in the intro to [[japanese cartoon#Remarks|japanese cartoon]].
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| - | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] is the [[Toons By Length|longest cartoon]] on [[homestarrunner.com]], at 31:09.
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| - | *The [[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor song]] was added to [[dragon]] at the last minute by [[the Brothers Chaps]], after [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] started spontaneously singing it while making breakfast.
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| - | *[[The Brothers Chaps]] didn't come up with the reveal in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] that [[Homestar Runner]] was [[Strong Bad]] in disguise until the toon was almost finished.
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| - | *[[Homsar]] never actually said his iconic line, "I was raised by a cup of coffee," until an [[Easter egg]] in [[Haunted Photo Booth]].
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| - | *[[Abdi LaRue]] was an early fan of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] to whom [[the Brothers Chaps]] reached out to send [[some kinda robot|the first Strong Bad Email]].
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| - | *[[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows|Fluffy Puffs]] are a real marshmallow brand in [[wikipedia:Israel|Israel]].
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| - | *[[Strong Mad#Physical Statistics|Strong Mad's height]] varies from [[i she be|6 ft]] to [[Secret Pages#smposse|8 ft 3]] depending on the source.
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| - | *The little girl who appears in [[The Next April Fools Thing]] is based on a design for a character named "[[Folly]]", seen in [[Why Come Only One Girl?]].
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| - | *The [[Visor Robot]] was given its name by this wiki. The name was adopted by [[the Brothers Chaps]] and used officially in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]].
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| - | *[[Homestar Runner]] was going to have two cousins named [[Preshy and Rafferty]] in an unfinished cartoon seen in [[Why Come Only One Girl?]].
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| - | *Behind the characters' silhouettes in each [[Halloween teaser]] is a different [[Nice Try|hidden message]] mocking those who try to reveal the [[Halloween Costumes|costumes]] with a [[Flash]] decompiler.
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| - | *Typing the [[wikipedia:Konami Code|Konami Code]] on the hint screen of [[TROGDOR!]] starts the player off with 30 lives.
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| - | *[[Naked Ned]] from [[Peasant's Quest]] lurks in the artwork of one of the [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items#Tiles|forest tiles]] in [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]].
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| - | *A [[Homestar Runner RPG]] was once in development for the [[Atari 2600]].
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| - | *A [[Cheat Commandos]]-themed [[Cheat Commandos Tactics|tactics game]] was once in development.
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| - | *There was originally going to be a [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2|sequel]] to [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]], in which [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] must defuse a bomb inside the [[Gremlin|DangeCar-esque]].
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| - | *[[Pigs on Head]] was originally going to get a sequel entitled [[Butcher Bros.]], in which the player delivers sausages to cooks and delis.
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| - | *There was originally going to be a [[Peasant's Quest Proposed Sequels|sequel]] to [[Peasant's Quest]], either in the form of an adventure featuring [[Baby Lady & Her Baby#The Baby|the baby]] as an adult, or a fake online experience parodying [[wikipedia:Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPGs]].
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| - | *The 136th [[Strong Bad Email]], [[geddup noise]], was originally going to be about [[Sbemail 136 Alternate Versions|kitchen appliances]].
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| - | *[[The Brothers Chaps]] wrote a script for a toon called [[Soap Box Doiby]]. This toon was never finished, and the script was emailed to the Homestar Runner Wiki administrators.
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| - | *[[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] originally included items such as "Ball of Fire", "Pauldrons of [[Greg]]", and "Bones of Luckman".
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| - | *[[Homestar Runner]] was originally going to have a more humanoid shape, with arms and an overbite, while [[Strong Bad]] resembled a reptillian creature in a mask.
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| - | *[[Strong Sad]] was originally going to have stripes.
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| - | *[[Original Bubs]] was based on an old [[Bubs]] design from the [[Sketchbook (museum)|Museum Sketchbook]].
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| - | *[[Coach Z]]'s [[afro]] and [[mustache]] in his younger years is a reference to an old design from the [[Sketchbook (museum)|Museum Sketchbook]].
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| - | *[[Pom Pom]] was originally going to have a dog named [[Rejected Characters#Trivia Time|Trivia Time]]. Its design would later be used as an influence for his [[Trivia Time|cookie jar]].
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| - | *[[Blue Laser Commander]] was originally going to be an [[Rejected Characters#The Unguraits|Ungurait]], a rejected species of bandit-like characters.
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| - | *The photograph of [[Limozeen]] from [[monster truck]] is actually multiple photographs of [[the Brothers Chaps]]' brother [[Donnie Chapman|Donnie]], dressed as [[wikipedia:Vince Neil|Vince Neil]] in [[Halloween]] [[1987]].
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| - | *The [[@StrongBadActual]] Twitter account was registered in 2011, three years before its first activity. | + | |
| - | *Before the [[flashback|hundredth]] [[Strong Bad Email]] was released, a [[Not the 100th Email!!!|secret cartoon]] was hidden at the "sbemail100.html" URL for those who tried to access the email early.
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| - | *A [[Where the Crap Are We?|secret cartoon]] can be found in the program [[Wikipedia:Macromedia Central|Macromedia Central]] by going into "Help → About Central" and Ctrl-doubleclicking on the "C" logo, then typing "sbemail" into the password field.
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| - | *The site's first [[Easter egg]] can be found at the end of [[The King of Town DVD Old Version]]. If the sheep is clicked, it flies off behind the mountains. | + | |
| - | *[[Everybody to the Limit]] was played at the Field Day concert at [[Wikipedia:Giants Stadium|Giants Stadium]] on June 7, 2003. A [[Field Day Intro|special introduction]] was shown for the occasion.
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| - | *There is a [[secret page]] on the site that only shows the text "[[hr:default.htm|this is strongbad]]".
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| - | *Pressing L without caps on during [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] causes the edges of the screen to be obscured by a silhouette of Abraham Lincoln's head. | + | |
| - | *[[Missy Palmer]], the voice actress of [[Marzipan]], is credited for helping write [[The Luau]], her only writing credit in the series.
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| - | *In [[Weclome Back]], Homestar says to "get this www.show back on the road.com". This URL redirects to the [[homestarrunner.com]] home page.
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| - | *[[Strongest Man in the World]]'s [[page title]] claims to be the longest. However, the record actually goes to [[Shopping for Danger]]. Notably, both page titles are nineteen syllables long.
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| - | *[[Kick-A-Ball]]'s background music is a remix of the theme from [[Weclome Back]].
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| - | *Before [[The Umpire]]'s animated debut in [[Kick-A-Ball|2009]], he was supposed to appear in an unknown 2006 [[Strong Bad Email]] until [[the Brothers Chaps]] forgot.
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| - | *[[The Brothers Chaps]] worked on a [[Flash]] [[Mellow Mushroom|website]] for the restaurant chain [[wikipedia:Mellow Mushroom|Mellow Mushroom]] in 2001, with a similar interface to the [[Main Pages]] of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]].
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| - | *In the game [[Where's an Egg?]], one of the suspects resembles tennis player [[John McEnroe]].
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| - | *[[The Brothers Chaps]] made [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 13 Jun 2015|an exclusive Strong Bad Email]] for the theater company [[Dad's Garage]].
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