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<option>...that [[Miranda Keyes]] has a '''[[Miranda's Cheek|seven]]''' engraved in her cheek?</option>
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<option>...that humorous '''[[Dialogue Placeholders|placeholders for scripted dialog]]''' were found in the ''Halo 2'' program?</option>
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<option>...that '''[[Lockout]]''' is haunted by the '''[[Ghost of Lockout]]'''?</option>
 
<option>...that all permanent crew aboard '''[[UNSC Prowler]]s''' serve in the '''[[UNSC Prowler Corps]]'''?</option>
 
<option>...that a creature called the '''[[Flood Juggernaut]]''' is in the programming of ''[[Halo 2]]'' even though it was cut out of the final game?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle]]''' is the official name of the "Spartan Laser"?</option>
 
<option>...that a '''[[AdjutantReflex‎|mysterious character]]''' has posted at [[Bungie.net]] and [[Halo.Bungie.Org]]?</option>
 
<option>...that a '''[[Forerunner Email|mysterious email]]''' was sent out containing references to ''Halo 3'' before its release?</option>
 
<option>...that one '''[[Spartan Laser]]''' costs more to produce than 7,266 '''[[Frag Grenade]]s'''?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Avery J. Johnson]]''' used a '''[[M99 Special Application Sniper Rifle]]''' in his assassination of [[Jerald Mulkey Ander]]?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[Mayday Texts]]''' contain numerous literary allusions?</option>
 
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<option>...that the '''[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]]''' was slaughtered by '''[[Grunts]]''' in the [[Battle of Jericho VII]]?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Ensemble Studios]]''', ''not'' '''[[Bungie]]''' will be making '''''[[Halo Wars]]'''''?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[Unidentified Halo Project]]''' is actually code-named "Halo: Chronicles"?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[C-12 Shaped Charge]]''' can blow through three meters of UNSC Titanium-A battleplate?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Meals Ready to Eat]]''' are stored in [[UNSC]] [[Human Entry Vehicles]]?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[High Prophet of Mercy]]'s''' real name is "Hod Rumnt"?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[United Nations]]''' was placed in charge of [[National Governments|Earth's National Governments]] once humanity started colonizing nearby planets?</option>
<option>...that '''[[SPARTAN-458]]''' only appears in the [[Xbox 360]] game ''Dead or Alive 4''?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[UNSC]]''' is over 400 years old?</option>
 
<option>...that '''North America''' has been unified into a '''[[United Republic of North America|North American Republic]]'''?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[Precursors]]''' were the only race to rival the [[Forerunner]] in technological advancement?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Avery J. Johnson]]''' is [[United States of America|American]]?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[Hard Sound Rifle]]s''', used by [[ONI]] assassins, kill instantly and leave no entry wounds?</option>
 
<option>...that there are 68,554 lines of dialog in the ''Halo'' trilogy, mostly random combat lines?</option>
 
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<option>...that a '''[[Disembodied Soul]]''' is imprisoned in [[Bungie]]'s server?</option>
 
<option>...that [[Bungie]] stores all ''Halo'' information in the '''[[Halo Story Bible]]'''?</option>
 
<option>...that the history of the [[Covenant]] is depicted in seven '''[[Covenant Murals|murals]]''' in a deleted scene?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Halo Graphic Novel Pg122|page 122 of the Halo Graphic Novel]]''' suggests [[Avery J. Johnson]] is a [[Spartan-I]]?</option>
 
<option>...that the alien words spoken by '''[[Jackals]]''' and '''[[Elites]]''' in ''[[Halo:Combat Evolved|Halo 1]]'' are simply reversed English phrases?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Grunts]]''' have a matriarchal society?</option>
 
<option>...that attempting to create an account in ''[[Halo 1]]'' called "'''[[.fortune]]'''" will trigger the appearance of a fortune-cookie-like phrase?</option>
 
<option>...that a '''[[Reversed Message|mysterious message]]''' was found reversed in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' soundtrack?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Project HAYABUSA]]''' was the rival to '''[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Project MJOLNIR]]'''?</option>
 
<option>...that [[Jacob Keyes]]' '''[[Keyes' Pipe|pipe]]''' can be found sticking out of his Flood body?</option>
 
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<option>...that there is a '''[[Needler Sentinel|lone Sentinel]]''' in ''[[Halo 2]]'' that fires [[needler]] rounds?</option>
 
<option>...that a [[slipspace]] explosion sent a '''[[Melissa (A.I.)|UNSC AI]]''' from the year 2552 to the year 2004?</option>
 
<option>...that the [[Covenant]] produced an '''[[Seeker (A.I.)|AI]]''' capable of thinking for itself and betraying its masters?</option>
 
<option>...that there are '''[[Cavemen]]''' in ''[[Sierra 117]]''?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[The Ark]]''' was making a second '''[[Installation 04 (II)|Installation 04]]'''?</option>
 
<option>...that the majority of colonists on '''[[Harvest]]''' are of [[United States of America|American]] descent?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[UNSC Army]]''' has its own variant of the M6 called the '''[[M6J Carbine]]'''?</option>
 
<option>...that there are over 6000 unique '''[[Armor Permutations]]''' combinations in [[Halo 3]]?</option>
 
<option>...that a '''[[Birthdate on Tank|serial number]]''' on the [[M808 Scorpion MBT]] is the birth date of ''[[Halo 1]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Art Director?</option>
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<option>...that the [[Forerunners]] built a sort of fallout shelter called the '''[[Shield World]]''' with which they could survive the [[Halo]]s' destruction?</option>
 
<option>...that the first known [[Covenant]] colony was the planet '''[[Joyous Exultation]]'''?</option>
 
<option>...that the [[UNSC]] was formed during the '''[[Interplanetary War]]''', which occurred in the 2160's?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Hunters]]''' are collective entities formed from numerous eel-like beings?</option>
 
<option>...that when a '''[[Infection Form|Flood Infection Form]]''' infests a host it can instantly acquire their memories?</option>
 
<option>...that the planet '''[[Onyx]]''' contained the only known [[Forerunner]] city?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[Arbiter]]''' was originally called the Dervish, but was changed for political correctness?</option>
 
<option>..that [[Mountain Dew Game Fuel]] is being used to promote [[Halo 3]]? </option>
 
<option>...that [[Halo]] and [[Halo 2]] take place during the 9th [[Age of Reclamation]]?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[Halo 3 Achievements]]''' have already been found?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Road 32-B]]''' was the route of extraction for [[SPARTAN-II]] '''[[Blue Team]]''' on '''[[Victoria]]'''?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[CQB Armor]]''' and '''[[EVA Armor]]''' are variants of '''[[MJOLNIR Armor]]''' in ''[[Halo 3]]''?</option>
 
<option>...that the name of the ship that [[Miranda Keyes]] commanded in [[Halo 3]] was named the '''[[Forward Unto Dawn]]'''?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[UNSC Spirit of Fire]]''' is over 100 years old?</option>
 
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<option>...that the '''[[Halo]]''' series was originally intended to take place in the 24th Century?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Alt Burgundy]]''' was an alcoholic drink unique to [[Jericho VII]]?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Flip Music]]''', the descendant of rock, is despised by all but [[Avery J. Johnson]]?</option>
 
<option>...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?</option>
 
<option>...that the [[UNSC]] uses the '''[[UN Credit]]''' as currency?</option>
 
<option>...that an '''[[Society of the Ancients|organization]]''' dedicated to the hypothesis regarding ancient alien visitors on Earth successfully identified a [[Forerunner]] glyph?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Bloody Elisa]]''' is the patron saint of vacuum?</option>
 
<option>...that the '''[[Packbus]]''' escorts illegal immigrants around the United States?</option>
 
<option>...that the Australian Marine of ''[[Halo 1]]'' is named '''[[Chips Dubbo]]'''?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[rjc]]''', a human company, is named after the daughter of a ''[[Halo 2]]'' artist?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Balaho]]''' is the [[Grunt]] homeworld?</option>
 
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<option>...that '''"[[Blam!]]"''' was the second codename for ''[[Halo 1]]'', replacing "Monkey Nuts"?</option>
 
<option>...that someone bought the web address "ilovepees.com" hoping to get hits from '''[[I Love Bees]]''' fans incorrectly entering the web address?</option>
 
<option>...that a '''[[L. Jenkins|Marine]]''' is named in homage to a popular ''World of Warcraft'' clip?</option>
 
<option>...that there is a '''[[Scarab Gun|Plasma Rifle]]''' in ''[[Halo 2]]'' with the power of a [[Scarab]]'s main cannon?</option>
 
<option>...that [[Colonel James Ackerson]] is the only known '''[[UNSC Army]]''' officer?</option>
 
<option>...that an alien called the '''[[Doberman Gator]]''' was designed, but scrapped?</option>
 
<option>...that '''[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]''' is a six-note tone used by [[SPARTAN-II]]s as an all-clear signal?</option>
 
<option>...that somebody lost their pet cat '''[[Jonesy]]''' on the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]''?</option>
 
<option>...that in addition to writing ''Halo'' music, '''[[Martin O'Donnell]]''' wrote the jingles for ''Mr. Clean'' and ''Flintstone Kids Vitamins''?</option>
 
<option>...that [[Elites]] are required to recite the '''[[Writ of Union]]''' when they make their oaths to the [[Covenant]]?</option>
 
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