Did you know I juts read through this entire topic, page 1 to 19, and only read maybe two things I didn't know. And they were PR related. I don't know if that is good or bad however. I am also not exaggerating.
Did you know although it can be assumed that with the advancement of technology it can be assumed IIIs are better it is never actually stated. And even so having better enhancements doesn't make them better. The IIs were genetically predispositioned to be soldiers and that is why they were originally chosen. The IIIs were orphans chosen just because they were orphans and so had a great reason to fight then most. They were also put into duty when they were younger then the IIs and is one reason for their high fatality rates.
They actually saw the symbol for what they thought meant "Reclamation", the most holy Covenant time when they reclaim major Forerunner tech. The reason they started the war was because it is revealed it actually means "reclaimer" which in turn means the Forerunners chose another race to reclaim their technology, an honor the Prophets said was given to them.
Did you know a mission was planned early on in the development of Reach for the play to drive a Scarab through the streets of New Alexandria. However it was scrapped early on as it would of been "pretty crazy" (a kind of quote, not exactly but pretty close) Did you know you can fly both a Pelican and a Phantom in Reach if you complete a series of challenges. Did you know you can get back in the Pelican after getting dropped of in both Halo CE and Halo 2. The Halo CE one will eventually just kill you where as the Halo 2 Pelican ride will result in the Pelican crashing in mid air an you floating in the air. Did you know the Elites use the same hit markers as the Spartan models in the Halo games (3 and 2 at least). This results in the elite not being able to get shot in the neck because of different graphical proportions to the Spartans. DId you know in the Halo 2 version of Beaver Creek if you move some boulders on one of the cliff faces there are words inscribed behind the rocks on the cliff. Did you know you can infect Johnson with the flood in Halo 3. If you shoot him in the head on the final level he will die. When he does run through a blast door to lock him out. A new Johnson will spawn and just keep doing ot fopr each door. When you leave you can see them get infected. Johnson will remark at the impossibilty of this while it happens. You can also get an infinte ammo spartan lazer by shooting him in the head, using weapon swap repeated ly on his gun to move it away so he spawns a new gun when he gets up, killing him again and then the Spartan Laser he drops will have infinite ammo. Did you know humans ate Moa meat. Did you know humans had already made contact with alien life before the Covenant (Moa, Guta, etc) and initally this was amazing but eventually human just stopped caring because, ". No matter how big a splash you make in this world, whether you're a Corey Feldman, Frankie Muniz, Justin Bieber or a talking Teddy Bear, eventually nobody gives a ****." This also meant there were planets with at least semi Earth like atmospheres in the universe that didn't need/ didn't need much terraforming.
Did you know there is a reference to Destiny in Halo Odst. Did you know you can save the tank that gets destroyed by the Scarab in Halo 2. Did you know there were skulls in Halo 2. Did you know on the Halo 2 map Contaiment if you look at the Halo ring you can see a face in the cloud patterns. Did you know during the entire Human-Covenant war Mars was never attacked, not even during Halo 3. Did you know ONI had strict first contact scenarios planned out for eventual first contact with a intelligent species. The start of the human Covenant
war was presumably the worst possible one. Did you know Insurrectionist had the capabilty to build their own ships, at least nearing the end of the Human-Covenant war they did. Did you know Admiral Cole might sill be alive. Did you know a female marine in Halo 2 was voiced by "That '70s Show" star Kurtwood Smith. Did you know Halo 2 was supposed to have a lot more missions based on Earth but due to time constraints alot of the Earth content got scrapped. Alot of the content from the original Halo 2 E3 game play trailer still made it into the game however, even if toned down. Did you Chips Dubbo was cut from the games and that makes me sad. His character was in Halo CE to Halo Reach(?) but is no longer in the game. Did you know Sydney, Australia is a prominent military city in 2552. Did you know a prestigious military academy of the UNSC Navy was built on the moon. Did you know I could probably go for alot longer but it is 12:44 am so it is sleep time. Did you know I was going to post links and references to what I just posted but as stated it is late/early and I am pretty lazy. Google them yourself first before asking questions.