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(Minor clean-up - for old 'errors', some slightly better phrasing (YMMV!) and also in light of the 'repeat' subject we now have. I imagine few read this collapsed section, even if they visited and read beyond the jump-off links, but still useful to have.)
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*There where at the time of creation of this page tree comics with "facts" in the title.  
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*There were, at the time of creation of this page, three comics with "facts" in the title.  
 
**But also at least two others with a fact in the text!  
 
**But also at least two others with a fact in the text!  
 
**The last of these was the latest comic at the time of creation of this category, [[2564: Sunshield]], which had an Astronomy fact. And was the reason for the creation of this category.
 
**The last of these was the latest comic at the time of creation of this category, [[2564: Sunshield]], which had an Astronomy fact. And was the reason for the creation of this category.
**The next fact comic, [[2596: Galaxies]], also had an Astronomy fact, first time a fact has been reused, other than Fun fact.
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**The next fact comic, [[2596: Galaxies]], also had an Astronomy fact, the first time a fact has been repeated, other than within the Fun Fact context.
*This category is reminiscent of the [[:Category:Tips]] which was created after the [[:Category:Protip]] in similar way like the [[:Category:Fun fact]] is much older than this, although the two old are now sub categories of the new.
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*This category is reminiscent of [[:Category:Tips]], which was created after the [[:Category:Protip]] in similar way.  The grouping of each [[:Category:Fun fact]] is much older than this, although the two older and more specific categories are now subcatagories of the newer umbrella terms.
*So far there have been the following other one time only facts:
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*So far there have been the following specific Fact subjects:
 
#[[1186: Bumblebees|Science Fact]]
 
#[[1186: Bumblebees|Science Fact]]
 
#[[1398: Snake Facts|Snake Facts]]
 
#[[1398: Snake Facts|Snake Facts]]

Revision as of 15:10, 22 March 2022

  • Randall sometimes includes the words facts (or fact) in his comics. This is when the facts are not very fun, because in those cases he would have used Fun fact instead. See more about facts in the link.
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  • There were, at the time of creation of this page, three comics with "facts" in the title.
    • But also at least two others with a fact in the text!
    • The last of these was the latest comic at the time of creation of this category, 2564: Sunshield, which had an Astronomy fact. And was the reason for the creation of this category.
    • The next fact comic, 2596: Galaxies, also had an Astronomy fact, the first time a fact has been repeated, other than within the Fun Fact context.
  • This category is reminiscent of Category:Tips, which was created after the Category:Protip in similar way. The grouping of each Category:Fun fact is much older than this, although the two older and more specific categories are now subcatagories of the newer umbrella terms.
  • So far there have been the following specific Fact subjects:
  1. Science Fact
  2. Snake Facts
  3. Calendar Facts
  4. Santa Facts
  5. Astronomy fact
  6. Astronomy fact


Subcategories

This category has only the following subcategory.