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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 35. | + | <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> |
| - | | + | {{#resetcount:rando1|{{#rand:1|{{didyouknow facts|image|}}}}}}{{#resetcount:rando2|{{#rand:1|{{#expr:{{didyouknow facts|}}-2}}}}}}{{#resetcount:rando3|{{#rand:1|{{#expr:{{didyouknow facts|}}-2}}}}}}{{#resetcount:rando4|{{#rand:1|{{#expr:{{didyouknow facts|}}-2}}}}}} |
| - | *[[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' 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]]. | + | |
| - | *[[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. | + | |
| - | *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. | + | |
