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This section is an archive used for the 5 "Did you know?" facts of the month. Each month, new facts will be added.
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This section is an archive used for the "Did you know?" facts of the month.
   
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== May 4, 2009 - June 4, 2009 ==
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==2009==
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=== May 4 - June 4 ===
   
 
* ''that...'' [[Piccolo]] is actually only four years older than [[Gohan]]. [[Namekians]] grow and age much faster than [[Humans]] or [[Saiyans]], seeing as how Piccolo was already nearly full-grown by the age of 3.
  
* ''that...'' [[Piccolo]] is actually only four years older than [[Gohan]]. [[Namekians]] grow and age much faster than [[Humans]] or [[Saiyans]], seeing as how Piccolo was already nearly full-grown by the age of 3.
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* ''that...'' Vegeta would technically be the ''"King"'' of all Saiyans instead of the ''"Prince"'' because his [[King Vegeta|father]] was killed by [[Frieza]], thus making him the rightful heir to the throne. However, he most likely does not call himself ''King'' out of respect for his fallen father.
  
* ''that...'' Vegeta would technically be the ''"King"'' of all Saiyans instead of the ''"Prince"'' because his [[King Vegeta|father]] was killed by [[Frieza]], thus making him the rightful heir to the throne. However, he most likely does not call himself ''King'' out of respect for his fallen father.
   
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* ''that...'' [[Broly]], the ''Legendary Super Saiyan'' was born with a [[power level]] of 10,000. This is comparable to most Saiyan elite warriors!
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* ''that...'' [[Broly]], the ''Legendary Super Saiyan'' was born with a [[power level]] of 10,000. This is comparable to most Saiyan elite warriors!
   
 
* ''that...'' [[Goku]] is terribly afraid of needles.
  
* ''that...'' [[Goku]] is terribly afraid of needles.
   
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== June 4, 2009 - July 4, 2009 ==
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=== June 4 - July 4 ===
   
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* ''that...'' In [[Dragon Ball Z]], not counting movies or specials, [[Goku]] only killed two villains, [[Yakon]] and [[Kid Buu]].
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* ''that...'' In [[Dragon Ball Z]], not counting movies or specials, [[Goku]] only killed two villains, [[Yakon]] and [[Kid Buu]].
   
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* ''that...'' [[Cooler]], the main villain from movies [[Cooler's Revenge|five]] and [[Return of Cooler|six]] owns roughly 256 planets. His younger brother [[Frieza]] only owned 79.
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* ''that...'' [[Cooler]], the main villain from movies [[Cooler's Revenge|five]] and [[Return of Cooler|six]] owns roughly 256 planets. His younger brother [[Frieza]] owns up to 79, if not more.
   
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* ''that...'' The popular internet meme "[[It's Over 9000!]]" was actually a dubbing mistake. It was originally ''over 8,000'' but in the Ocean Dub, they accidentally say ''9000''. Even now the Funimation dubs use 9000 as reference to the popular meme.
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* ''that...'' The popular internet meme "[[It's Over 9000!]]" was actually a dubbing mistake. It was originally ''over 8,000'' but in the Ocean Dub, they accidentally say ''9000''. Even now the Funimation dubs use 9000 as reference to the popular meme.
   
 
* ''that...'' After he fuses with [[Kami]], [[Piccolo]] temporarily becomes the most powerful [[Z Fighter]] in the series. He surpasses the [[Super Saiyan]] powers of [[Goku]], [[Vegeta]], and [[Future Trunks]].
  
* ''that...'' After he fuses with [[Kami]], [[Piccolo]] temporarily becomes the most powerful [[Z Fighter]] in the series. He surpasses the [[Super Saiyan]] powers of [[Goku]], [[Vegeta]], and [[Future Trunks]].
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* ''that...'' [[Bulma]] goes through 17 hair style changes through out the ''Dragon Ball'' series.
  
* ''that...'' [[Bulma]] goes through 17 hair style changes through out the ''Dragon Ball'' series.
   
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== July 4, 2009 - August 4, 2009 ==
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=== July 4 - August 4 ===
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* ''that...'' [[Cell]] is the only main villain that [[Goku]] never bites during battle.
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* ''that...'' There are over twenty five variants of the [[Kamehameha]].
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* ''that...'' [[Majin Buu]] is over 5 million years old.
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* ''that...'' Goku never actually came face to face with [[Dr. Gero]] in [[Dragon Ball]]. In fact, he was never mentioned until in [[Dragon Ball Z]].
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* ''that...'' [[Future Gohan]], the [[alternate timeline]] version of [[Gohan]], was the only [[Saiyan]] character to ever battle with one arm. The [[Namekian]]s [[Piccolo]] and [[Nail]] and the Earthling [[Tien]] managed to battle with one arm as well.
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===August 4 - September 4===
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* ''that...'' [[King Kai]]'s pet monkey, [[Bubbles]], is a reference to Michael Jackson's pet monkey, who is also named Bubbles.
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* ''that...'' In the [[Funimation dub]] of [[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]], [[Tambourine]], a spawned warrior of [[King Piccolo]] sounds almost exactly like the [[Dragon Ball Z]] super villain [[Cell]] in his "Imperfect" form as they both have the same voice actor, Dameon Clarke.
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* ''that...'' Counting movie specials and [[Dragon Ball GT]], the [[Spirit Bomb]] has been used exactly '''eight''' times in all of the [[Dragon Ball (franchise)|Dragon Ball series]].
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* ''that...'' [[Gohan]], the son of [[Goku]], was officially born on May 11th, 757 Age (A.D.).
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* ''that...'' [[Goku]]'s home address is actually given, it is ''439 East District''.
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* ''that...'' [[Kid Buu]] would technically have the highest body count in the entire Dragon Ball series, as he killed millions if not billions of beings before his introduction in the latter half of Dragon Ball Z.
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===September 4 - October 4===
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* ''that...'' [[Broly]] is getting an exclusive [[Super Saiyan 3]] form in the upcoming video game, [[Dragon Ball: Raging Blast]].
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* ''that...'' [[Vegeta]] almost always addresses [[Goku]] by his [[Saiyan]] birth name, "Kakarot", but has on rare occasions addressed him as "Goku". Vegeta says the name "Goku" only ''eight'' times.
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* ''that...'' [[Bulma]]'s last name is ''"Brief"''.
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* ''that...'' [[Nappa]] originally did have hair, as seen in the special, [[Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku]].
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* ''that...'' [[Master Roshi]] is ''354'' years old at the end of [[Dragon Ball Z]].
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* ''that...'' [[Future Trunks]] is one of the few primary [[Z Fighters]] to have never used the [[Kamehameha|Kamehameha wave]], a trait he shares with his [[Vegeta|father]].
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===October 4 - December 4===
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* ''that...'' Technically, [[Gohan]] defeated [[Vegeta]], not [[Goku]]. Gohan falls onto Vegeta while reverting from his [[Great Ape]] form, nearly killing the Saiyan Prince.
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* ''that...''[[Old Kai]] is approximately 15 Million years old during the events of the [[Majin Buu Saga]].
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* ''that...'' There are three types of [[Android]]. They are: ''Cyborg'', ''Total artificial construct types'', and ''Bio-mechanical''.
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* ''that...'' [[Pui Pui]] is named ''Pocus'' in the manga, another reference to "Cinderella".
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* ''that...'' [[Kai]] and [[Kaioshin]] are born as [[Shin-jin]].
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* ''that...'' [[Piccolo]] is one of the only two characters in the Dragon Ball universe to have killed the main character [[Goku]] (the other being [[Cell]]). Although in both cases, Goku sacrificed himself to save the world.
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===December 4th- January 24th, 2010===
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* ''that...'' ''[[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball]]'' turned 25 years old on the 3rd of December 2009. It first was released in Japan on that date back in 1984.
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* ''that...'' ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Sagas]]'' was the only ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' [[List of Dragon Ball video games|video game]] to be released for the original [[wikipedia:Xbox|Xbox]].
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* ''that...'' [[Akira Toriyama]] stated his favorite character to be [[Piccolo]].
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* ''that...'' [[Zarbon]] is responsible for advising [[Frieza]] to eradicate the [[Saiyan]] race, thus causing the ensuing genocide and setting the plot in motion for future wars and conflicts.
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* ''that...'' [[Ginyu Force]] mercenary squadron member [[Guldo]]'s official alien race is [[Bas-jin]].
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* ''that...'' [[Dabura]]'s ultimate fate differs between the manga and anime. In the manga, Dabura is sent to heaven as he would have enjoyed hell. However, in the anime, he is additionally altered to an extent of becoming very flamboyant in heaven.
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* ''that...'' ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' debuted on ''Cartoon Network's'' ''Toonami'' in September of 1998.
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* ''that...'' ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:One Piece|One Piece]]'' had a cross-over known as ''"Cross Epoch"'', which was created by both Akira Toriyama and Eiichiro Oda. This special manga appeared in Japan's Weekly ''Shōnen Jump'' on December 25th, 2006.
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* ''that...'' [[Goku]] and [[Z Fighters|company]] appeared in a special known as ''[[Goku's Fire Fighting Regiment]]'', which taught fire safety to kids in Japan.
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==2010==
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===January 24 - March 7===
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* ''that...'' [[Vegeta]] was born in [[732 Age]].
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* ''that...'' [[Majin Buu]] has a [[Baby Buu|son]] revealed in [[Dragon Ball Online]].
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* ''that...'' [[Baby]] is the only main villain whom [[Goku]] has defeated as a [[Super Saiyan 4]]. The rest of the main villains, [[Super 17]] and [[Omega Shenron]], Goku defeated in his child form. Goku did defeat [[Eis Shenron]] as a Super Saiyan 4, although Eis was a supporting villain.
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* ''that...'' [[Frieza]] originally kills the [[Namekian]] boy [[Cargo]] in the original manga, but his murderer was changed to [[Dodoria]] in the anime.
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* ''that...'' [[Tien Shinhan]] has fought every major [[Dragon Ball Z]] villain except [[Frieza]] for the obvious reason that he was dead at the time.
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===March 7 - June 2 (extension)===
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* ''that...'' [[Piccolo]] was the strongest "good" character in the series on one occasion. This would occur after he fuses with [[Kami]] during the [[Androids Saga]], evidently making him more powerful than all of the [[Super Saiyan]] characters.
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* ''that...'' [[Future Gohan]] is killed instantly in the manga, while in the anime his fight and death is shown in great detail.
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* ''that...'' [[Akira Toriyama]] created the concept art for the [[Super Saiyan 4]] transformation seen in [[Dragon Ball GT]].
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* ''that...'' [[Monica Rial]] will be replacing [[Tiffany Vollmer]] as the voice of [[Bulma]] in [[Funimation]]'s dub of [[Dragon Ball Kai]].
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* ''that...'' [[Yamcha]] is either severely injured, killed, or already dead in every saga of [[Dragon Ball Z]].
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===June 2nd - July 22nd===
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* ''that...'' [[Saiyan|Saiyan's]] hair styles never change from the day they are born.
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* ''that...'' [[Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit]] was the first video game released for the high definition consoles.
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* ''that...'' The [[Saibamen]] that battle the [[Z Fighters]] all have the same [[power level]] as [[Raditz]].
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* ''that...'' [[Colleen Clinkenbeard]] replaced [[Stephanie Nadolny]] as the voice of young [[Gohan]] in [[Funimation]]'s dub of [[Dragon Ball Kai]].
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* ''that...'' [[Majin]] will be a playable race in the upcoming computer game, [[Dragon Ball Online]].
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===July 22nd - August 5th===
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* ''that''...[[Goku]] has achieved every level of [[Super Saiyan]] (canon or not) with the exception of the [[Legendary Super Saiyan]] form?
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* ''that''...the first characters seen with the ability to [[Flight|fly]] are [[Tien Shinhan]] and [[Chiaotzu]]?
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* ''that''...[[Yamcha]] has never made it past the quarter-finals of the [[World Martial Arts Tournament]]?
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* ''that''...[[Piccolo]] is by far the tallest [[Z Fighter]] at 7'4"?
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* ''that''...[[Krillin]] has six incense burns on his forehead from his time training to be a monk at [[Orin Temple]]?
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===August 5th - August 20th===
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* ''that''...[[Akira Toriyama]] created a short lived prototype for [[Dragon Ball (franchise)|Dragon Ball]] called [[Dragon Boy]]?
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* ''that''...the space inside the [[Hyperbolic Time Chamber]] is part of a completely different dimension?
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* ''that''...the [[The Long Awaited Fight|second battle]] between [[Goku]] and [[Vegeta]] occurs exactly 200 episodes after their [[Goku vs. Vegeta|first one]]?
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* ''that''...[[Garlic Jr.]] is the only [[List of Villains|villain]] to succeed in using the [[Dragon Balls]] to wish for [[immortality]]?
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* ''that''...[[Goku]], [[Bulma]], [[Oolong]], and [[Yamcha]] are loosely based on the main characters from the Chinese epic, [[Journey to the West]]?
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===August 20th - September 7th===
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* ''that''... [[Korin Tower]] is said to be higher than any [[airplane]] can reach?
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* ''that''... [[Goku]] has only won one [[World Martial Arts Tournament]] despite participating in six of them?
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* ''that''... [[Oolong]] never finished his classes at the [[Southern Transformation Kindergarten]] causing him to only stay [[Shapeshifting|transformed]] for five minutes at a time?
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* ''that''... [[Yamcha]] is a professional baseball player for the [[Taitans]] team?
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* ''that''... [[Goku|Goku's]] death in the [[Cell Games Saga]] was an attempt to shift the focus of [[Dragon Ball (franchise)|the series]] onto [[Gohan]]?
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===September 7th - September 21st===
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* ''that''... the [[Garlic Jr. Saga]] is entirely [[filler]] created for [[Dragon Ball Z|the anime]]?
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* ''that''... [[Goku]] is completely pure of heart, preventing him from being harmed by the [[Devilmite Beam]], and allowing him to control the [[Spirit Bomb]]?
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* ''that''... [[Grandpa Gohan]] was killed by his adoptive [[Goku|Grandson]] after the young [[Saiyan]] had [[Great Ape|transformed]] under the light of the [[Moon]]?
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* ''that''... [[Akira Toriyama]] has stated that [[Launch]] did not appear in the [[Dragon Ball (manga)|manga]] after the [[Piccolo Jr. Saga]] because he forgot she existed?
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* ''that''... [[Goten]] got a makeover later in life to keep him from looking so much like his [[Goku|father]]?
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===September 21st - October 18th===
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* ''that''... [[Piccolo]] was only three years old when he fought [[Goku]] in the [[23rd World Martial Arts Tournament]]?
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* ''that''... [[King Piccolo]], after he was given his youth back, destroyed [[Shenron]] as a display of his power?
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* ''that''... [[Mr. Satan]] does not die in all of [[Dragon Ball (franchise)|Dragon Ball]], despite his weakness?
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* ''that''... the lower members of [[Cooler's Armored Squadron]], [[Doore]] and [[Neiz]], are set to appear in the upcoming video game, [[Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2|Raging Blast 2]]?
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* ''that''... the [[Sacred Water]] atop [[Korin Tower]] is just normal water, as the true benefits come from capturing it from [[Korin]]?
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===October 18th - November 15th===
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* ''that''... the anime known as [[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]] consists of the first 16 volumes of the [[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball manga]], while [[Dragon Ball Z]] consists of the latter 26 volumes?
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* ''that''... [[Daikaioh]], in his position as Grand Supreme Kai, ruled over the entire universe and all other [[Kai]] and [[Supreme Kai (race)|Supreme Kai]]?
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* ''that''... [[Master Roshi|Master Roshi's]] [[Immortal Phoenix]] died of food poisoning from some bad bird seed?
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* ''that''... [[Mr. Popo]] has served under every [[Guardian]] of [[Earth]]?
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* ''that''... [[Emperor Pilaf]] successfully invented a [[Dragon Radar Proof Box]] to prevent the [[Dragon Ball Gang]] from finding the [[Dragon Ball (object)|Dragon Ball]] he had collected?
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=== November 15th 2010 - November 16 2011 ===
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* ''that''... [[Korin]] was called ''Whiskers the Wonder Cat'' in the [[Harmony Gold Dub]]?
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* ''that''... [[Vegito|Vegito's]] name comes from [[Vegeta]] combined with the Japanese form of [[Goku|Goku's]] [[Saiyan]] name, Kakarotto?
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* ''that''... [[Namek (race)|Namekians]] reproduce asexually by extracting eggs from their throats?
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* ''that''... [[Goku]] and [[Piccolo]] were forced to take [[Car|driving]] lessons in the episode [[Goku's Ordeal]]?
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* ''that''... the youngest [[Super Saiyan]] in the [[Dragon Ball series]] is [[Goten]] who [[transformed]] at 7?
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=== November 17th - December 31st ===
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* ''that''... [[Kid Buu]] and [[Yakon]] are actually the only villains [[Goku]] ever kills in ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''? And... Kid Buu is reincarnated as [[Uub]] while Yakon was actually killed accidentally due to his failed attempt at draining Goku's light energy.
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* ''that''... [[Emperor Pilaf]] and [[Garlic Jr.]] have the exact same voice actors in both the Japanese dub and the [[FUNimation Dub]]? (For the anime)
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* ''that''... [[Frieza]] kills [[Cargo]] with a finger beam in the [[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball manga]], while [[Dodoria]] kills him with a mouth blast in the anime?
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* ''that''... [[Mercenary Tao]] is the first villain to actually defeat Goku in hand-to-hand battle? ([[General Blue]] incapacitates him prior but uses telekinesis to do so)
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* ''that''... [[Masako Nozawa]] has been playing Goku since the [[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball anime]] began in 1986, and she still continues to voice him after 25 years?
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=== January 1st - January 29th ===
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* ''that''... [[Tien Shinhan]] was meant to appear in the 2008 OVA [[Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!]]? He did not appear due to the death of his voice actor, [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]]. Tien was left out of the OVA in respect to Hirotaka. However, Tien was included in the manga version.
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* ''that''... [[Chiaotzu]] is an Emperor in the ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'' movie, [[Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure]]?
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* ''that''... [[Super 17]] appeared in the least amount of episodes as a main villain, and the [[Super 17 Saga]] is the shortest saga in ''Dragon Ball'', ''[[Dragon Ball Z|Z]]'', and ''[[Dragon Ball GT|GT]]''?
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* ''that''... [[Yamcha]] is the only character to be voiced by the same [[FUNimation]] voice actor, [[Christopher Sabat]], in all four ''Dragon Ball'' movies?
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* ''that''... [[Android 19]] and [[Dr. Gero]] were meant to play the roles of [[Future Android 17]] and [[Future Android 18]], as the androids who rampaged [[Future Trunks]]' world, but their role was later changed? Instead, they remained villains in the primary time-line but weren't used in the Future time-line.
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=== January 29th - March 10th ===
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* ''that''... [[Goku]] was originally going to be revealed as a [[Saiyan]] in the [[Piccolo Jr. Saga]] of the [[Dragon Ball (manga)|manga]] and [[Dragon Ball (anime)|anime]], but [[Akira Toriyama]] decided to delay it for [[Raditz]]'s arrival?
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* ''that''... [[Zarbon]] was noted as one of the top 5 greatest henchmen of all time in an issue of Beckett Anime, a Beckett magazine publication, and he was the only character from DB/Z/GT to be featured on the list.
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* ''that''... Akira Toriyama had spent 5 years working on character designs and the story for [[Dragon Ball Online]].
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* ''that''... [[Bruce Faulconer]] has stated Future Trunks to be his favorite character from [[Dragon Ball Z]]?
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* ''that''... Almost all of the major [[Red Ribbon Army]] members are named after colors, such as [[General White]], [[Colonel Silver]], [[Captain Yellow]], [[General Blue]], [[Staff Officer Black]] and [[Commander Red]]. In accordance with this pun, [[Ninja Murasaki]]'s original name is ''Sergeant Major Purple.''
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=== March 10th - November 24th ===
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* ''that''... [[Super Buu]] has only one thumb and one large finger on each hand in the [[Dragon Ball (manga)|manga]], but in the [[Dragon Ball Z|anime]], he has normal human-like hands with four fingers and one thumb.
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* ''that''... the names of [[Frieza]]'s primary elites are puns derived from fruits, such as [[Zarbon]]'s name being a pun on the Japanese word for the "Pomelo fruit", [[Dodoria]]'s name being a pun on the "Durian fruit", [[Cui]] being a pun on the ''Kiwi'' fruit, and [[Appule]] being a pun on the word "apple."
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* ''that''... [[Grand Elder Guru]] is the only character to die twice in the same year and during the same [[Frieza Saga|saga]].
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* ''that''... Frieza has been the most frequently defeated villain, for a total of being defeated 5 times, including the movies and filler. He lost to [[Goku]] on [[Namek]], was executed by [[Future Trunks]], and was defeated by [[Pikkon]] in ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''. He was also sent back to Hell by [[Gohan]] in ''[[Fusion Reborn]],'' and was frozen and smashed to pieces by Goku in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''.
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* ''that''... Due to [[Master Shen]] being named Shen in the [[FUNimation Dub]], the name of [[Shen]], the character who's body [[Kami]] possessed, was changed to [[Hero]]. Hero's original name Shen is kept in the [[Blue Water dub]] of [[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]].
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=== November 24th - December 24th===
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* ''that''... in [[Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock]] that after [[Bardock]] confronts [[Frieza]] Bardock doesn't die, but instead awakens on [[Planet Vegeta]] in the past during a time before [[Saiyans]] existed on Planet Vegeta.
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* ''that''... the video game [[Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi]] features a create a Hero Mode where you can create your very own [[Dragon Ball Z]] character.
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* ''that''... [[Tien]] fought [[Nappa]] with one arm during the [[Saiyan Saga]].
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* ''that''... [[Master Roshi]] created the [[Kamehameha]] and it took 50 years to master it while [[Goku]] mastered the Kamehameha in one usage after witnessing Master Roshi extinguish the flames on [[Fire Mountain]], which is the home of the [[Ox-King]].
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* ''that''... [[Staff Officer Black]] kills [[Commander Red]] when he learns that Commander Red's ambitions for getting the [[Dragon Ball (object)|Dragon Balls]] is for personal gain, a wish to become taller, rather than advancing the [[Red Ribbon Army|Red Ribbon Army's]] ambition of world conquest.
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=== December 24th 2012 - Present===
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* ''that''... The Latin American dub [[Chi-Chi]]'s name was renamed milk because Chichi means breast in Mexico.
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* ''that''... [[Shin-jin]] are born from a [[Kaiju]] tree on Planet [[Kaishin]] and when a Kaiju tree grows a golden fruit that means a [[Supreme Kai (race)|Kaioshin]] is born.
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* ''that''... In the [[Dragon Ball (manga)|Original Manga]] that [[Chi-Chi]] originally has blue hair and that [[Bulma]] had purple hair.
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* ''that''... In [[Dragon Ball Z]] [[Captain Ginyu]] has a [[Body Change]] technique and uses it several times to possess the bodies of [[Goku]], and, in anime filler, [[Bulma]]. However Goku and [[Gohan]], in anime filler, have caught onto Ginyu's technique and have both thrown a Namekian Frog in the path of his technique resulting Ginyu possessing the body of a Frog.
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* ''that''... Throughout the series of [[Dragon Ball (anime)]] and [[Dragon Ball Z]] several characters have been credited as Demon Kings, including [[King Piccolo]], [[Dabura]], and, in anime filler, [[Shula]]. However, there is a differentiating factor of all their positions. King Piccolo is a king of the living plane, Shula is a king of the underworld, and Dabura is king of hell.
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==December 25th, 2012 - October 7th, 2013==
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* ''that''... there are twelve [[God of Destruction|Gods of Destruction]].
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* ''that''... the last episode of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' to premier on [[Toonami]] was on April 7th, 2003... now over 10 years ago.
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* ''that''... songs from the American rock band [[wikipedia:Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]] have been featured in two ''Dragon Ball Z'' films dubbed by [[Funimation]]; they are ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug]]'' and ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge]]''.
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* ''that''... [[Gohan]] killed eight enemies in the [[Dragon Ball manga|original manga]], seven [[Cell Jr.|Cell Jr.'s]] and [[Cell]] himself. In the ''Dragon Ball Z'' anime however, including the movies, he has directly killed a total of 15.
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* ''that''... [[Planet Vegeta]], home of the [[Saiyan]] race after the [[Tuffle]]s extermination, had a gravity 10 times higher than [[Earth|Earth's]]. If you weighed 150 lbs. (68 kg) on Earth, you would weigh 1500 lbs. (680 kg) on Planet Vegeta.
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== October 7th, 2013 - June 6th, 2015 ==
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* ''that''... as of October 2013, ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' is currently ranked #34 on IMDb's "Highest Rated TV Series With At Least 6,000 Votes", with a score of 8.7/10. [http://www.imdb.com/search/title?at=0&num_votes=6000,&sort=user_rating&title_type=tv_series]
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* ''that''... ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3]]'' is the best selling [[Dragon Ball Z]] video game of all time, with over 3 million units sold for the [[wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]].
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* ''that''... American Hip-Hop icon [[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]] (Snoop Lion) revealed via the news website [[Wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]] that he is a fan of [[Gogeta]], stating "Gogeta is a g".
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* ''that''... [[Android 17]] and [[Android 18]] were originally [[Human]] before [[Dr. Gero]] turned them into [[Android]]s.
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* ''that''... [[Earth]] was destroyed twice within a 15 year period during events of the series. [[Kid Buu|Majin Buu]] destroyed it during ''Dragon Ball Z'', and use of the [[Black Star Dragon Ball]]s destroyed it again during ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''.
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==June 7th, 2015 - October 1st, 2017==
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* ''that''... a [[Dragon Ball Super|new ''Dragon Ball'' anime series]] has been announced?
   
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* ''that...'' [[Cell]] is the only main villain that [[Goku]] never bites during battle.
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* ''that''... all the events between the [[Vegeta Saga]] and [[Frieza Saga]] took place within the year [[Age 762]] during the span of one year?
   
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* ''that''... the events of the entire [[Cell Saga]] take place in a matter of [[Dragon Ball timeline#Dragon Ball Z|two weeks]] from the date of May 12th to the date of May 26th during [[Age 767]].
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* ''that...'' There are over ten variants of the [[Kamehameha]].
 
   
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* ''that''... the events of the entire [[Majin Buu Saga]] take place in a matter of only [[Dragon Ball timeline#Dragon Ball Z|two days]] between the dates of May 7th and May 8th during [[Age 774]].
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* ''that...'' [[Majin Buu]] is over 5 million years old.
 
   
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* ''that''... the [[Kamehameha]] was invented by [[Akira Toriyama|Akira Toriyama's]] wife?
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* ''that...'' Goku never actually came face to face with [[Dr. Gero]] in [[Dragon Ball]], in fact he was never mentioned until in [[Dragon Ball Z]].
 
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* ''that''... the idea behind the newest [[Movies|''Dragon Ball'' film]] was inspired by the song [[F (Maximum the Hormone song)|"F", by Maximum the Hormone?]]
   
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* ''that...'' [[Future Gohan]], the [[alternate timeline]] version of [[Gohan]], was the only [[Saiyan]] character to ever battle with one arm.
  

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This section is an archive used for the "Did you know?" facts of the month.

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2009

May 4 - June 4

  • that... Piccolo is actually only four years older than Gohan. Namekians grow and age much faster than Humans or Saiyans, seeing as how Piccolo was already nearly full-grown by the age of 3.
  • that... Vegeta would technically be the "King" of all Saiyans instead of the "Prince" because his father was killed by Frieza, thus making him the rightful heir to the throne. However, he most likely does not call himself King out of respect for his fallen father.
  • that... Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan was born with a power level of 10,000. This is comparable to most Saiyan elite warriors!
  • that... Goku is terribly afraid of needles.

June 4 - July 4

  • that... Cooler, the main villain from movies five and six owns roughly 256 planets. His younger brother Frieza owns up to 79, if not more.
  • that... The popular internet meme "It's Over 9000!" was actually a dubbing mistake. It was originally over 8,000 but in the Ocean Dub, they accidentally say 9000. Even now the Funimation dubs use 9000 as reference to the popular meme.
  • that... Bulma goes through 17 hair style changes through out the Dragon Ball series.

July 4 - August 4

  • that... Cell is the only main villain that Goku never bites during battle.
  • that... There are over twenty five variants of the Kamehameha.
  • that... Majin Buu is over 5 million years old.

August 4 - September 4

  • that... King Kai's pet monkey, Bubbles, is a reference to Michael Jackson's pet monkey, who is also named Bubbles.
  • that... Gohan, the son of Goku, was officially born on May 11th, 757 Age (A.D.).
  • that... Goku's home address is actually given, it is 439 East District.
  • that... Kid Buu would technically have the highest body count in the entire Dragon Ball series, as he killed millions if not billions of beings before his introduction in the latter half of Dragon Ball Z.

September 4 - October 4

  • that... Vegeta almost always addresses Goku by his Saiyan birth name, "Kakarot", but has on rare occasions addressed him as "Goku". Vegeta says the name "Goku" only eight times.
  • that... Bulma's last name is "Brief".

October 4 - December 4

  • that... Technically, Gohan defeated Vegeta, not Goku. Gohan falls onto Vegeta while reverting from his Great Ape form, nearly killing the Saiyan Prince.
  • that... There are three types of Android. They are: Cyborg, Total artificial construct types, and Bio-mechanical.
  • that... Pui Pui is named Pocus in the manga, another reference to "Cinderella".
  • that... Piccolo is one of the only two characters in the Dragon Ball universe to have killed the main character Goku (the other being Cell). Although in both cases, Goku sacrificed himself to save the world.

December 4th- January 24th, 2010

  • that... Dragon Ball turned 25 years old on the 3rd of December 2009. It first was released in Japan on that date back in 1984.
  • that... Zarbon is responsible for advising Frieza to eradicate the Saiyan race, thus causing the ensuing genocide and setting the plot in motion for future wars and conflicts.
  • that... Ginyu Force mercenary squadron member Guldo's official alien race is Bas-jin.
  • that... Dabura's ultimate fate differs between the manga and anime. In the manga, Dabura is sent to heaven as he would have enjoyed hell. However, in the anime, he is additionally altered to an extent of becoming very flamboyant in heaven.
  • that... Dragon Ball Z debuted on Cartoon Network's Toonami in September of 1998.
  • that... Dragon Ball Z and One Piece had a cross-over known as "Cross Epoch", which was created by both Akira Toriyama and Eiichiro Oda. This special manga appeared in Japan's Weekly Shōnen Jump on December 25th, 2006.
  • that... Goku and company appeared in a special known as Goku's Fire Fighting Regiment, which taught fire safety to kids in Japan.

2010

January 24 - March 7

  • that... Vegeta was born in 732 Age.
  • that... Frieza originally kills the Namekian boy Cargo in the original manga, but his murderer was changed to Dodoria in the anime.

March 7 - June 2 (extension)

  • that... Piccolo was the strongest "good" character in the series on one occasion. This would occur after he fuses with Kami during the Androids Saga, evidently making him more powerful than all of the Super Saiyan characters.
  • that... Future Gohan is killed instantly in the manga, while in the anime his fight and death is shown in great detail.
  • that... Yamcha is either severely injured, killed, or already dead in every saga of Dragon Ball Z.

June 2nd - July 22nd

  • that... Saiyan's hair styles never change from the day they are born.

July 22nd - August 5th

  • that...Piccolo is by far the tallest Z Fighter at 7'4"?
  • that...Krillin has six incense burns on his forehead from his time training to be a monk at Orin Temple?

August 5th - August 20th

August 20th - September 7th

  • that... Yamcha is a professional baseball player for the Taitans team?

September 7th - September 21st

  • that... Goten got a makeover later in life to keep him from looking so much like his father?

September 21st - October 18th

  • that... King Piccolo, after he was given his youth back, destroyed Shenron as a display of his power?

October 18th - November 15th

  • that... Daikaioh, in his position as Grand Supreme Kai, ruled over the entire universe and all other Kai and Supreme Kai?

2011

November 15th 2010 - November 16 2011

  • that... Korin was called Whiskers the Wonder Cat in the Harmony Gold Dub?
  • that... Namekians reproduce asexually by extracting eggs from their throats?

November 17th - December 31st

  • that... Kid Buu and Yakon are actually the only villains Goku ever kills in Dragon Ball Z? And... Kid Buu is reincarnated as Uub while Yakon was actually killed accidentally due to his failed attempt at draining Goku's light energy.
  • that... Emperor Pilaf and Garlic Jr. have the exact same voice actors in both the Japanese dub and the FUNimation Dub? (For the anime)
  • that... Mercenary Tao is the first villain to actually defeat Goku in hand-to-hand battle? (General Blue incapacitates him prior but uses telekinesis to do so)

2012

January 1st - January 29th

  • that... Tien Shinhan was meant to appear in the 2008 OVA Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!? He did not appear due to the death of his voice actor, Hirotaka Suzuoki. Tien was left out of the OVA in respect to Hirotaka. However, Tien was included in the manga version.
  • that... Super 17 appeared in the least amount of episodes as a main villain, and the Super 17 Saga is the shortest saga in Dragon Ball, Z, and GT?
  • that... Yamcha is the only character to be voiced by the same FUNimation voice actor, Christopher Sabat, in all four Dragon Ball movies?

January 29th - March 10th

  • that... Zarbon was noted as one of the top 5 greatest henchmen of all time in an issue of Beckett Anime, a Beckett magazine publication, and he was the only character from DB/Z/GT to be featured on the list.
  • that... Akira Toriyama had spent 5 years working on character designs and the story for Dragon Ball Online.

March 10th - November 24th

  • that... Super Buu has only one thumb and one large finger on each hand in the manga, but in the anime, he has normal human-like hands with four fingers and one thumb.
  • that... the names of Frieza's primary elites are puns derived from fruits, such as Zarbon's name being a pun on the Japanese word for the "Pomelo fruit", Dodoria's name being a pun on the "Durian fruit", Cui being a pun on the Kiwi fruit, and Appule being a pun on the word "apple."
  • that... Grand Elder Guru is the only character to die twice in the same year and during the same saga.

November 24th - December 24th

December 24th 2012 - Present

  • that... The Latin American dub Chi-Chi's name was renamed milk because Chichi means breast in Mexico.
  • that... Shin-jin are born from a Kaiju tree on Planet Kaishin and when a Kaiju tree grows a golden fruit that means a Kaioshin is born.
  • that... In Dragon Ball Z Captain Ginyu has a Body Change technique and uses it several times to possess the bodies of Goku, and, in anime filler, Bulma. However Goku and Gohan, in anime filler, have caught onto Ginyu's technique and have both thrown a Namekian Frog in the path of his technique resulting Ginyu possessing the body of a Frog.
  • that... Throughout the series of Dragon Ball (anime) and Dragon Ball Z several characters have been credited as Demon Kings, including King Piccolo, Dabura, and, in anime filler, Shula. However, there is a differentiating factor of all their positions. King Piccolo is a king of the living plane, Shula is a king of the underworld, and Dabura is king of hell.

December 25th, 2012 - October 7th, 2013

  • that... the last episode of Dragon Ball Z to premier on Toonami was on April 7th, 2003... now over 10 years ago.
  • that... Gohan killed eight enemies in the original manga, seven Cell Jr.'s and Cell himself. In the Dragon Ball Z anime however, including the movies, he has directly killed a total of 15.
  • that... Planet Vegeta, home of the Saiyan race after the Tuffles extermination, had a gravity 10 times higher than Earth's. If you weighed 150 lbs. (68 kg) on Earth, you would weigh 1500 lbs. (680 kg) on Planet Vegeta.

October 7th, 2013 - June 6th, 2015

  • that... as of October 2013, Dragon Ball Z is currently ranked #34 on IMDb's "Highest Rated TV Series With At Least 6,000 Votes", with a score of 8.7/10. [1]
  • that... American Hip-Hop icon Snoop Dogg (Snoop Lion) revealed via the news website Reddit that he is a fan of Gogeta, stating "Gogeta is a g".

June 7th, 2015 - October 1st, 2017

  • that... the events of the entire Cell Saga take place in a matter of two weeks from the date of May 12th to the date of May 26th during Age 767.
  • that... the events of the entire Majin Buu Saga take place in a matter of only two days between the dates of May 7th and May 8th during Age 774.
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