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     Did You Know? ...that Miranda Keyes has a seven engraved in her cheek?

...that humorous placeholders for scripted dialog were found in the Halo 2 program?

...that Lockout is haunted by the Ghost of Lockout?

...that all permanent crew aboard UNSC Prowlers serve in the UNSC Prowler Corps?

...that a creature called the Flood Juggernaut is in the programming of Halo 2 even though it was cut out of the final game?

...that the Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle is the official name of the "Spartan Laser"?

...that a mysterious character has posted at Bungie.net and Halo.Bungie.Org?

...that a mysterious email was sent out containing references to Halo 3 before its release?

...that one Spartan Laser costs more to produce than 7,266 Frag Grenades?

...that Avery J. Johnson used a M99 Special Application Sniper Rifle in his assassination of Jerald Mulkey Ander?

...that the Mayday Texts contain numerous literary allusions?



...that the 105th Drop Jet Platoon was slaughtered by Grunts in the Battle of Jericho VII?

...that Ensemble Studios, not Bungie will be making Halo Wars?

...that the Unidentified Halo Project is actually code-named "Halo: Chronicles"?

...that the C-12 Shaped Charge can blow through three meters of UNSC Titanium-A battleplate?

...that Meals Ready to Eat are stored in UNSC Human Entry Vehicles?

...that the High Prophet of Mercy's real name is "Hod Rumnt"?

...that the United Nations was placed in charge of Earth's National Governments once humanity started colonizing nearby planets? ...that SPARTAN-458 only appears in the Xbox 360 game Dead or Alive 4?

...that the UNSC is over 400 years old?

...that North America has been unified into a North American Republic?

...that the Precursors were the only race to rival the Forerunner in technological advancement?

...that Avery J. Johnson is American?

...that the Hard Sound Rifles, used by ONI assassins, kill instantly and leave no entry wounds?

...that there are 68,554 lines of dialog in the Halo trilogy, mostly random combat lines?



...that a Disembodied Soul is imprisoned in Bungie's server?

...that Bungie stores all Halo information in the Halo Story Bible?

...that the history of the Covenant is depicted in seven murals in a deleted scene?

...that page 122 of the Halo Graphic Novel suggests Avery J. Johnson is a Spartan-I?

...that the alien words spoken by Jackals and Elites in Halo 1 are simply reversed English phrases?

...that Grunts have a matriarchal society?

...that attempting to create an account in Halo 1 called ".fortune" will trigger the appearance of a fortune-cookie-like phrase?

...that a mysterious message was found reversed in the Halo 2 soundtrack?

...that Project HAYABUSA was the rival to Project MJOLNIR?

...that Jacob Keyes' pipe can be found sticking out of his Flood body?

...that there is a lone Sentinel in Halo 2 that fires needler rounds?

...that a slipspace explosion sent a UNSC AI from the year 2552 to the year 2004?

...that the Covenant produced an AI capable of thinking for itself and betraying its masters?

...that there are Cavemen in Sierra 117?

...that The Ark was making a second Installation 04?

...that the majority of colonists on Harvest are of American descent?

...that the UNSC Army has its own variant of the M6 called the M6J Carbine?

...that there are over 6000 unique Armor Permutations combinations in Halo 3?

...that a serial number on the M808 Scorpion MBT is the birth date of Halo 1 ' s Art Director?

...that the Forerunners built a sort of fallout shelter called the Shield World with which they could survive the Halos' destruction?

...that the first known Covenant colony was the planet Joyous Exultation?

...that the UNSC was formed during the Interplanetary War, which occurred in the 2160's?

...that Hunters are collective entities formed from numerous eel-like beings?

...that when a Flood Infection Form infests a host it can instantly acquire their memories?

...that the planet Onyx contained the only known Forerunner city?

...that the Arbiter was originally called the Dervish, but was changed for political correctness?

..that Mountain Dew Game Fuel is being used to promote Halo 3?

...that Halo and Halo 2 take place during the 9th Age of Reclamation?

...that the Halo 3 Achievements have already been found?

...that Road 32-B was the route of extraction for SPARTAN-II Blue Team on Victoria?

...that CQB Armor and EVA Armor are variants of MJOLNIR Armor in Halo 3?

...that the name of the ship that Miranda Keyes commanded in Halo 3 was named the Forward Unto Dawn?

...that the UNSC Spirit of Fire is over 100 years old?



...that the Halo series was originally intended to take place in the 24th Century?

...that Alt Burgundy was an alcoholic drink unique to Jericho VII?

...that Flip Music, the descendant of rock, is despised by all but Avery J. Johnson?

...that Colonel Herzog liked to make prank calls pretending to be an annoying old man to call attention to political matters he wasn't allowed to publicly complain about?

...that the UNSC uses the UN Credit as currency?

...that an organization dedicated to the hypothesis regarding ancient alien visitors on Earth successfully identified a Forerunner glyph?

...that Bloody Elisa is the patron saint of vacuum?

...that the Packbus escorts illegal immigrants around the United States?

...that the Australian Marine of Halo 1 is named Chips Dubbo?

...that rjc, a human company, is named after the daughter of a Halo 2 artist?

...that Balaho is the Grunt homeworld?



...that "Blam!" was the second codename for Halo 1, replacing "Monkey Nuts"?

...that someone bought the web address "ilovepees.com" hoping to get hits from I Love Bees fans incorrectly entering the web address?

...that a Marine is named in homage to a popular World of Warcraft clip?

...that there is a Plasma Rifle in Halo 2 with the power of a Scarab's main cannon?

...that Colonel James Ackerson is the only known UNSC Army officer?

...that an alien called the Doberman Gator was designed, but scrapped?

...that Oly Oly Oxen Free is a six-note tone used by SPARTAN-IIs as an all-clear signal?

...that somebody lost their pet cat Jonesy on the Pillar of Autumn?

...that in addition to writing Halo music, Martin O'Donnell wrote the jingles for Mr. Clean and Flintstone Kids Vitamins?

...that Elites are required to recite the Writ of Union when they make their oaths to the Covenant?