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(Did you know that the vast majority of the music samples in Pikmin's soundtrack come from the same two synthesizers, the Kurzweil K2500R and Roland SC-88?)
 
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*...that the music's '''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Enemy and combat mix causes|enemy mix]]''' only plays for Dwarf Bulbears if they are biting Pikmin, unlike the other Dwarf enemies?
*...that the vast majority of the music samples in {{p}}{{'s}} [[Music in Pikmin|soundtrack]] come from the same two synthesizers, the '''[[Assets used in the Pikmin series#Audio samples|Kurzweil K2500R and Roland SC-88]]'''?
*...that [[Dweevil family|Dweevils]] can pick up '''[[Scrummy Bone]]s'''?
*...that it is possible to jump over some small ledges in {{p3d}} by '''[[Charge|charging]]''' while running towards them?
*...that '''[[Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat]]s''' quietly sing a unique song in {{p2}}?
*...that the flame of the '''[[Olfactory Sculpture]]''' is an actual [[fire]] hazard?
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==Older facts==
'''Did you know...'''
*...that the background images of the [[area selection menu]]s in {{p1}} and {{p2}} come from '''[[Assets used in the Pikmin series#Stock photography|real photographs of Hokkaido, Japan]]'''?
*...that [[Winged Pikmin]] in {{p3}} carry '''[[Carry#Speed|slightly slower]]''' if there are 67 or more Pikmin in the field?
*...that several [[treasure]]s in {{p4}}, such as the [[S.S. Berry]] and [[Personal-Injury Plank]], are based on '''[[Decor Pikmin]]''' designs from {{pb}}?
*...that Nintendo of America made a browser game in 2001 to promote {{p}}, called '''''[[Pikmin.com SpaceForce]]'''''?
*...that {{p2}}{{'s}} pre-rendered '''[[cutscene]]s''' take up a majority of the storage space on the disc?
*...that red mushrooms known as '''[[Vegetation#Rosy Parachute|Rosy Parachutes]]''' make a unique low-pitched noise when disturbed by a [[leader]] or [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] in {{p3}}?
*...that the '''[[Thoroughbred Statue]]''' in {{hp}} is found in a room shaped the same way as the treasure?
*...that '''[[Big Flower]]s''' in {{pb}} have a planting radius of 40 meters?
*...that in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] version of {{p1}}, walking in a cardinal direction relative to the camera '''[[Mistake#Olimar's movement|is slightly faster]]''' than walking diagonally?
*...that the '''[[Hey! Pikmin planet|''Hey! Pikmin'' planet]]''' has no sun to orbit around?
*...that it takes 10,000,000 steps to reach '''[[level]]''' 100 in {{pb}}?
*...that the music's '''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Enemy and combat mix causes|enemy mix]]''' only plays for [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s if they are biting Pikmin, unlike the other Dwarf enemies?
*...that '''[[Pikmin 2 prerelease information#New Play Control! Pikmin 2 official website|early versions]]''' of {{p2}} allowed more than [[Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin on the field]]?
*...that '''[[Pikmin 2 prerelease information#New Play Control! Pikmin 2 official website|early versions]]''' of {{p2}} allowed more than [[Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin on the field]]?
*...that [[Winged Pikmin]] on an '''[[expedition]]''' in {{pb}} can fly at up to 20 meters per second?
*...that [[Winged Pikmin]] on an '''[[expedition]]''' in {{pb}} can fly at up to 20 meters per second?
*...that the image of '''[[Koppai]]''' in {{p3}}{{'s}} opening cutscene is actually an edited picture of Earth?
*...that the image of '''[[Koppai]]''' in {{p3}}{{'s}} opening cutscene is actually an edited picture of Earth?
*...that the [[Waterwraith]]s in '''[[Bully Den]]''' ignore [[Louie]] in 2-player mode?
*...that the [[Waterwraith]]s in '''[[Bully Den]]''' ignore [[Louie]] in 2-player mode?
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==Older facts==
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*...that walking in an east-west direction is more efficient than walking in a north-south direction when '''[[flower planting]]'''?
*...that walking in an east-west direction is more efficient than walking in a north-south direction when '''[[flower planting]]'''?
*...that '''[[Brawl Yard]]''' has a 20% chance of generating the sublevel randomly?
*...that '''[[Brawl Yard]]''' has a 20% chance of generating the sublevel randomly?
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*...that {{p2}} has 4 possible '''[[Music in Pikmin 2#End of day|end of day themes]]'''?
*...that {{p2}} has 4 possible '''[[Music in Pikmin 2#End of day|end of day themes]]'''?
*...that the European GameCube version of {{p1}} runs at a slower '''[[frame]]rate''', meaning everything takes longer?
*...that the European GameCube version of {{p1}} runs at a slower '''[[frame]]rate''', meaning everything takes longer?
*...that 5 of the 30 '''[[ship parts]]''' in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' are not required for [[Captain Olimar]] to leave the planet?
*...that 5 of the 30 '''[[ship part]]s''' in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' are not required for [[Captain Olimar]] to leave the planet?
*...that the '''[[Valley of Repose]]''' is set on a city street?
*...that the '''[[Valley of Repose]]''' is set on a city street?
*...that {{p3d}} has 50 unique '''[[hint]]s'''?
*...that {{p3d}} has 50 unique '''[[hint]]s'''?
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*...that an '''[[Electripede]]''' can be seen in {{hp}}{{'s}} box art in most regions?
*...that an '''[[Electripede]]''' can be seen in {{hp}}{{'s}} box art in most regions?
*...that the '''[[Smoky Progg]]''' is the first spirit found in {{ssbu}}{{'s}} World of Light?
*...that the '''[[Smoky Progg]]''' is the first spirit found in {{ssbu}}{{'s}} World of Light?
*...that in ''Pikmin 3'' [[mission]]s exclusively, player 2 starts with the second leader in the leader order, except in '''[[Distant Tundra Remix]]'''?
*...that in ''Pikmin 3'' [[Mission Mode|mission]]s exclusively, player 2 starts with the second leader in the leader order, except in '''[[Distant Tundra Remix]]'''?
*...that the '''[[Titan Dweevil]]''' is more likely to pick a weapon the more damaged it has been?
*...that the '''[[Titan Dweevil]]''' is more likely to pick a weapon the more damaged it has been?
*...that the color of the mist in the ''Pikmin 2'' '''[[saved game selection menu]]''' orbs reflects the Pikmin types the player has the most of?
*...that the color of the mist in the ''Pikmin 2'' '''[[saved game selection menu]]''' orbs reflects the Pikmin types the player has the most of?
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*...that the fruits and enemies shown in the buttons of the '''[[Mission Mode menu]]''' are randomly selected?
*...that the fruits and enemies shown in the buttons of the '''[[Mission Mode menu]]''' are randomly selected?
*...that the movements of the swirls in ''Pikmin 3''{{'s}} '''[[Onion]]''' follow the same looping pattern?
*...that the movements of the swirls in ''Pikmin 3''{{'s}} '''[[Onion]]''' follow the same looping pattern?
*...that '''[[Pikmin prerelease information|early versions of ''Pikmin'']]''' shown in trailers showed more than [[100 Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin on the field]] at once?
*...that '''[[Pikmin prerelease information|early versions of ''Pikmin'']]''' shown in trailers showed more than [[Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin on the field]] at once?
*...that ''Pikmin 3'' '''[[Onion]]s''' can only store up to 9999 Pikmin of a type, and reaching this number will [[Maturity|flower]] them?
*...that ''Pikmin 3'' '''[[Onion]]s''' can only store up to 9999 Pikmin of a type, and reaching this number will [[Maturity|flower]] them?
*...that '''[[Totaka's song]]''' can play in the [[cave]] sublevel memory card warning screen?
*...that '''[[Easter egg#Totaka's song|Totaka's song]]''' can play in the [[cave]] sublevel memory card warning screen?
*...that '''[[throw]]n''' [[maturity|flower]] Pikmin fall slightly slower, exclusively in the [[GameCube]] games?
*...that '''[[throw]]n''' [[maturity|flower]] Pikmin fall slightly slower, exclusively in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] games?
*...that '''[[The Forest Navel]]'''{{'s}} lakes are based on cave structures in the real world called rimstone dams?
*...that '''[[The Forest Navel]]'''{{'s}} lakes are based on cave structures in the real world called rimstone dams?
*...that the '''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Wistful Wild|Wistful Wild sunset theme]]''' uses different instruments in the first loop, and only in the US and European GameCube versions?
*...that the '''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Wistful Wild|Wistful Wild sunset theme]]''' uses different instruments in the first loop, and only in the US and European GameCube versions?
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*...that the '''[[Spherical Atlas]]''' and the '''[[Geographic Projection]]''' are missing the North Pole and South Pole?
*...that the '''[[Spherical Atlas]]''' and the '''[[Geographic Projection]]''' are missing the North Pole and South Pole?
*...that [[the President]]'s and [[Louie]]'s health icons in the '''[[HUD]]''' use the same backdrop as [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]]'s, resulting in a weird shape mismatch?
*...that [[the President]]'s and [[Louie]]'s health icons in the '''[[HUD]]''' use the same backdrop as [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]]'s, resulting in a weird shape mismatch?
*...that the walls next to the 35 Pikmin [[paper bag]] in the '''[[Valley of Repose]]''' wobble with the tree shadows?
*...that the walls next to the 35 Pikmin [[bag]] in the '''[[Valley of Repose]]''' wobble with the tree shadows?
*...that the '''[[Bearded Amprat]]'''{{'s}} Japanese name is "Billy"?
*...that the '''[[Bearded Amprat]]'''{{'s}} Japanese name is "Billy"?
*...that in ''Pikmin 2'', pausing the game when a lone [[leader]] is on top of a '''[[seesaw block]]''' will make the numbers "0/1" appear?
*...that in ''Pikmin 2'', pausing the game when a lone [[leader]] is on top of a '''[[seesaw block]]''' will make the numbers "0/1" appear?
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*...that '''[[Dandelion]]s''' in {{p3}} change with each passing day, like real dandelions?
*...that '''[[Dandelion]]s''' in {{p3}} change with each passing day, like real dandelions?
*...that the '''[[Raging Long Legs]]''' may be female?
*...that the '''[[Raging Long Legs]]''' may be female?
*...that the '''[[Shaggy Long Legs]]''' and '''[[Baldy Long Legs]]''' share the internal name and Japanese name of the [[Beady Long Legs]], respectively?
*...that the '''[[Shaggy Long Legs]]''' shares the internal name of the [[Beady Long Legs]]?
*...that the '''[[Koppaite text]]''' scattered throughout {{p3}} is actually English text with a different alphabet?
*...that the '''[[Koppaite text]]''' scattered throughout {{p3}} is actually English text with a different alphabet?
*...that the soles of leader '''[[spacesuit]]s''' in {{p3}} have dirt on them?
*...that the soles of leader '''[[spacesuit]]s''' in {{p3}} have dirt on them?
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*...that [[Louie]] won't take any food when landing on the '''[[Garden of Hope]]''' if the crew has less than 1.0 bottles?
*...that [[Louie]] won't take any food when landing on the '''[[Garden of Hope]]''' if the crew has less than 1.0 bottles?
*...that ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' has an entirely '''[[Unused content in Pikmin 3|unused]]''' enemy and some unused modifications of enemies from previous games?
*...that ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' has an entirely '''[[Unused content in Pikmin 3|unused]]''' enemy and some unused modifications of enemies from previous games?
*...that [[Candypop Bud]]s and [[geyser]]s in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' are technically '''[[bosses]]''', so the enemy music variant plays near them?
*...that [[Candypop family|Candypop Bud]]s and [[geyser]]s in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' are technically '''[[boss]]es''', so the enemy music variant plays near them?
*...that on the first [[day]] in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', buried [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] will not '''[[Maturity|mature]]''' into buds or flowers?
*...that on the first [[day]] in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', buried [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] will not '''[[Maturity|mature]]''' into buds or flowers?
*...that '''[[Mission Mode]]''' medals have Pikmin with a leaf, bud, or flower, depending on the ranking?
*...that '''[[Mission Mode]]''' medals have Pikmin with a leaf, bud, or flower, depending on the ranking?
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*...that in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', the spots on the backs of '''[[Grub-dog]]s''' change size, and analogously, those on the back of [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s are static?
*...that in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', the spots on the backs of '''[[Grub-dog]]s''' change size, and analogously, those on the back of [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s are static?
*...that the behavior of '''[[Swooping Snitchbug]]s''' over [[Throw|held]] Pikmin is different in each game?
*...that the behavior of '''[[Swooping Snitchbug]]s''' over [[Throw|held]] Pikmin is different in each game?
*...that the '''[[gas pipes]]''' in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} overground [[area]]s respawn after 99 [[day]]s?
*...that the '''[[poison emitter]]s''' in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} overground [[area]]s respawn after 99 [[day]]s?
*...that page 23 of the '''''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''''' instruction manual has a typo: "holdung" instead of "holding"?
*...that page 23 of the '''''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''''' instruction manual has a typo: "holdung" instead of "holding"?
*...that the reflection of leaves in '''[[water]]''' is actually just a black-and-white "bowl" under the ground?
*...that the reflection of leaves in '''[[water]]''' is actually just a black-and-white "bowl" under the ground?
*...that '''[[Candypop Bud]]s''' actually have a root?
*...that '''[[Candypop family|Candypop Bud]]s''' actually have a root?
*...that by changing a single setting in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} files, it is possible to have '''[[Pikpik carrot#As "Pikmin"|pikpik carrots]]''' in the player's party?
*...that by changing a single setting in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} files, it is possible to have '''[[Pikpik carrot#As "Pikmin"|pikpik carrots]]''' in the player's party?
*...that the caves in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' have some mysterious '''[[Cave#Technical discrepancies|technical discrepancies]]'''?
*...that the caves in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' have some mysterious '''[[Cave#Technical discrepancies|technical discrepancies]]'''?
*...that there are some development oversights in the way Pikmin and leaders follow '''[[Path oversights|paths]]'''?
*...that there are some development oversights in the way Pikmin and leaders follow '''[[Path oversights|paths]]'''?
*...that '''[[Blue Pikmin]]''' can save other types of Pikmin from drowning?
*...that the '''[[Empty Space Container]]''' is the only [[treasure]] in the GameCube version of ''Pikmin 2'' to not follow a title case styled name?
*...that the scene used when viewing an item in the '''[[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]]''' and '''[[Treasure Hoard]]''' is the area selected on the [[Area selection menu|map screen]]?
*...that [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] carrying a '''[[bomb-rock]]''' drop it without detonating it when called back to the Onion?
*...that some enemies '''[[HP Regeneration|heal]]''' over time and two of them can '''[[revive]]''' themselves after their defeat?
*...that via an '''"[[Emergence Cave challenge]]"''', it is possible to repay ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} debt without ever reaching the [[Awakening Wood]]?
*...that in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', if 20 of each main type of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] are on the field, they will start '''[[Easter egg|singing]]''' parts of [[Ai no Uta]]?
*...that in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', if 20 of each main type of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] are on the field, they will start '''[[Easter egg|singing]]''' parts of [[Ai no Uta]]?
*...that the '''[[HUD|Pikmin type counter]]''' in [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']] rolls back to 000 after the player gets 999 Pikmin?
*...that the '''[[HUD|Pikmin type counter]]''' in [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']] rolls back to 000 after the player gets 999 Pikmin?
*...that it is possible for the '''[[HUD|Pikmin counters]]''' in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' to show more than four digits?
*...that it is possible for the '''[[HUD|Pikmin counters]]''' in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' to show more than four digits?
*...that there is a [[Glitches|glitch]] that lets the player '''[[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Spray duplication|absorb a spray drop twice]]'''?
*...that the '''[[Unspeakable Wonder]]''' closely resembles [[mariowiki:Princess Peach's Crown|Princess Peach's crown]]?
*...that the '''[[Empty Space Container]]''' is the only [[treasure]] in the GameCube version of ''Pikmin 2'' to not follow a title case styled name?
*...that the scene used when viewing an item in the '''[[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]]''' and '''[[Treasure Hoard]]''' is the area selected on the [[Area selection menu|map screen]]?
*...that '''[[Ai no Uta]]''', a song used to advertise ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', actually outsold the game in Japan?
*...that [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] carrying a '''[[bomb rock]]''' drop it without detonating it when called back to the Onion?
*...that when '''''[[Pikmin 3]]''''' was first announced in 2008, all that was said was "We're making ''Pikmin''"?
*...that the word "'''[[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]'''" is derived from the two words "pick me"?
*...that the word "'''[[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]'''" is derived from the two words "pick me"?
*...that the '''[[Unspeakable Wonder]]''' closely resembles [[mariowiki:Princess Peach's Crown|Princess Peach's crown]]?
*...that '''[[Blue Pikmin]]''' can save other types of Pikmin from drowning?
*...that when '''''[[Pikmin 3]]''''' was announced, all that was said was "We're making ''Pikmin''"?
*...that there is a [[glitch]] that lets the player '''[[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Spray duplication|absorb a spray drop twice]]'''?
*...that '''[[Ai no Uta]]''', a song used to advertise ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', actually outsold the game?
*...that some enemies '''[[Health#Regeneration|heal]]''' over time and two of them can '''[[Health#Revival|revive]]''' themselves after their defeat?
*...that the '''[[Bulbmin]]''' is a form of Pikmin caused by a parasitic Pikmin unseen in any [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' game]]?
*...that the '''[[Water Dumple]]''' is actually a part of the [[Grub-dog|Grub-dog family]]?
*...that the '''[[Positron Generator]]''' is used to make "Instant Space Noodles"?
*...that the '''[[Positron Generator]]''' is used to make "Instant Space Noodles"?
*...that via an '''"[[Challenge run#Emergence Cave challenge|Emergence Cave challenge]]"''', it is possible to repay ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} debt without ever reaching the [[Awakening Wood]]?
*...that the '''[[Smoky Progg]]''' is thought to be a malformed larval Mamuta?
*...that the '''[[Smoky Progg]]''' is thought to be a malformed larval Mamuta?
*...that the '''[[Water Dumple]]''' is actually a part of the [[Grub-dog family]]?
*...that the '''[[Bulbmin]]''' is a form of Pikmin caused by a parasitic Pikmin unseen in any [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' game]]?
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