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In 2026, the Combine OverWiki celebrates twenty years of operation. Happy 20th Birthday!

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Did you know...

...that vodka doesn't go off, okay? Lasts forever.
...that Fetchbot was originally used as a special ammo type for the slingshot in the minigame Slingshot?
...that at some point during Half-Life 2's development the Citadel interior was covered with white tiles?
...that P-body can be seen near Wheatley's Test Chamber 15?
...that Xen is comprised of floating islands?
...that Wallace Breen was originally named the Consul?
...that Aperture Science is behind both the ASHPD and the Borealis?
...that the G-Man's briefcase in Half-Life contains 3 pencils, 2 scribbled sheets of paper, a handgun in a holster, an identity card, and a portable computer?
...that Cave Johnson's assistant was named Caroline?

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