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Entertaining fast facts about the world and lore of Super Mario Bros, handpicked from the Super Mario Wiki!

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Skeleton are enemies in the Donkey Kong for the Game Boy. They are composed of only a single human skull, despite their name suggesting otherwise.
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The "haunt" in the level's name is a double entendre, with the word referring to a place where one is regularly found, as well as referencing the level mostly taking place inside a haunted mansion.
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Level description: A graveyard where ghosts and monsters gather. Get across on the roofs.
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The role pumpkins typically fulfill in the franchise is to release collectibles or grant points when destroyed.
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In early versions of Luigi's Mansion, some of the normal ghosts had noses.
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Mario eating garlic to make his breath smell like garlic to defeat Count Koopula
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Screenshot during "Pumpkin Party"
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Mario eventually gets Elvira out of the hole, but then has to deal with the mummy when it climbs out.
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A Koopa Troopa in Horror Land as it turns from day to night in Mario Party 2
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In the original version, when Koopenstein sets up his brain scanner to measure Mario and Luigi's collective brain power, the Princess can be heard screaming. This scream is removed in the German dub.
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Wario must use the mirror to determine the position of the Witch, though they can appear and disappear at will.
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Mario about to use a hammer on a barrel in Saturday Supercade
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The second type of Lucky Cube
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In a family tree posted in Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale, Swanky is considered Cranky Kong and Wrinkly Kong's second son and Donkey Kong (Jr.)'s little brother. He also has a line connecting him with Candy Kong, though no further information on their relationship exists.
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The stadium takes place in a jungle, with a river passing through the stadium. The diamond itself is free of hazards, but the river is full of Klaptraps, who will try to bite the fielders, making them slow down.
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In the second and third rounds, Mad Jack's behavioral pattern is mostly unchanged.
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The official United Kingdom game page for Super Mario 3D World calls Plessie a dinosaur in its description, despite it being named after a plesiosaur, which is not a dinosaur.
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The objects and their locations are as follows: garlic — mouth. coin — money bag. poop — toilet. gem — chest. baseball — baseball glove.
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In Super Mario Bros. 3, only one Fiery Walking Piranha appears in the entire game, near the end of World 7-8. It stays in place, and when Mario or Luigi approaches, it attacks him by spitting fireballs that arc in his direction.
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Petal Meadows, Petalburg, Path to Shhwonk Fortress, Shhwonk Fortress, Boggly Woods, Glitz Pit, Twilight Trail, Keelhaul Key, Poshley Sanctum, Path to Fahr Outpost, Fahr Outpost and Moon are the only locations without treasure chests.
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