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* ...that the cake is a Blackforest cake, a culinary speciality from south Germany?
* ...that the cake is a lie?
 
* ...that the cake is a Black Forest cake, a culinary specialty from south Germany?


* ...that Valve's webcomic [http://www.thinkwithportals.com/comic/ Lab Rat] explains Chell's survival?
* ...that Valve's webcomic [http://www.thinkwithportals.com/comic/ Lab Rat] explains Chell's survival?


* ...that ''[[Portal]]'s'' main character was originally going to be a man?
* ...that ''[[Portal]]'s'' main character was originally going to be male?
 
* ...that Portal 2's co-op mode was once planned to feature Chell and a second human character named Mel?
 
* ...that [[Doug Rattmann|Rattman]] can seemingly be heard rambling in [[Portal 2 Chamber - Pull the Rug|Pull the Rug]] in Portal 2?
 
* ...that [[Defective_Turret|defective turrets]] may still be dangerous?[http://theportalwiki.com/wiki/Announcer_voice_lines]
 
* ...that there's a third unidentified person in the background of the Caroline portrait?
 
* ...that the Portal 2 preview at E3 2010 showed a testing element called the Pneumatic Diversity Vent that didn't end up being used in test chambers?
 
* ...that there is an interactive trailer for the movie [[wikipedia:Super 8|Super 8]] in the PC version of Portal 2?
 
* ...that pre-recorded messages of [[GLaDOS]] originally took the place of the [[Announcer]]'s [[voice lines]] in the first chapter of [[Portal  2]]?
 
* ...that [[Ellen McLain]] favors [[GLaDOS]] over all other characters she has portrayed in [[Valve]] games?
 
* ...that there is a cut type of turret called the [[Hover Turret]] which looked like a personality core?
 
* ...that Portal 2 was originally going to be a Prequel, with no Chell, GLaDOS, or portals?
 
* ...that the [[Animal King Turret]] was planned to marry off one of its [[Turret]]'s to [[Chell]]? [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/09/01/chell-almost-married-a-turret-in-portal-2.aspx]


* ...that Portal 2's co-op mode was originally supposed to feature Chell and a second woman called Mel?
* ...that there were plans for a "Reflection [[Gel]]" in [[Peer Review]]?


* ...that [[Doug Rattmann|Rat man]] can be heard in Portal 2?
* ...that Chell was once planned to speak in Portal 2's ending sequence?


* ...that defective [[Defective_Turret|defective turrets]] may still be dangerous?[http://theportalwiki.com/wiki/Announcer_voice_lines]
* ...that all Test Chambers of the [[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC|Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC]] were created by only two people, Danny Woodall and Chip Sbrogna? [http://sixense.com/forum/vbulletin/showthread.php?4617-Who-are-the-creators-of-the-MotionPack-maps&p=14518&viewfull=1#post14518]


* ...that [[Doug Rattmann|Rat man]] hinted to be alive during Portal 2 outro?
* ...that [[Ellen McLain]] wrote a song to be used as an easter egg in Portal 2, known simply as "GLaDOS' Song"? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgiNKEXtx7I]


* ...that Portal 2 concept missed [[Chell]], [[GLaDOS]] and [[Portal|portals]] themselves?
* ...that [[High Energy Pellet]]s are reused almost directly from Half-Life 2 (still called "Combine Balls" in the game files), and were also once planned to be in Portal 2?


* ...that [[Portal 2]] take place '''several hundreds years''' after events of [[Portal]] from the words of Valve employee?
* ...that {{Spoiler|multiple cakes can be seen on [[GLaDOS]]'s monitor just before [[Portal]]'s boss fight?}}


* ...that there's a third unidentified person in the background of the Caroline portrait?
* ...that Portal 2 internally has four "acts", separate from chapters, shown by map names and referenced in [[Portal_2_developer_commentary#Janitor_Bob|Developer Commentary (Chapter 6 was referred to as "Chapter 3")]]?


* ...that the Portal 2 preview at E3 2010 showed a testing element called Pneumatic Diversity Vent that didn't make it to the game's final version?
* ...that the number of soundtracks in Portal 2: Songs to Test By (Collectors Edition) is {{Spoiler|exactly 77 tracks?}} [https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mXsINZ1wC_mn2XtKvET5G-hzrOHUE9zwM]


* ...that the hoop that falls out of the sky in the end of Portal was intended to be a meme by the developers, instead of the cake or the Companion Cube ? [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/10/opening-the-portal-exploring-portal-s-creation-and-its-ties-to-half-life-2.aspx?PostPageIndex=3]
*...that in [[Portal Test Chamber 16]] you can move the wall blocks from [[Doug Rattmann#Known dens|Rattmann's den]] through portals and kill turrets with them?


* ...that there is a interactive trailer for Super 8 in Portal 2?
*...that in the video showing Portal 2's level editor, in the scene where everyone is working on a test chamber, one of them is watching [[tf:Meet the Pyro|Meet the Pyro]] rather than making a test chamber?


* ...that [[GLaDOS]] was intended to speak [[voice lines]] of [[Announcer]] in first chapter of [[Portal  2]]?
*...that in a 2006 build of Portal, [[GLaDOS]] was a floating cube of HL2 rollermines?


* ...that [[Ellen McLain]] favors [[GLaDOS]] over all other characters she has portrayed in [[Valve]] games?
*...that {{Spoiler|when screws are visible on [[GLaDOS]]'s monitor in the [[Portal]] bossfight, if you have only played that map, you will see one screw, but if you have played more than one, you will see multiple?}}


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  • ...that GLaDOS', Turrets' and Caroline's voice actor, Ellen McLain, also voices the Administrator in Team Fortress 2 and the Overwatch in the Half-Life 2 series?
  • ...that GLaDOS stands for Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System?
  • ...that Ellen McLain is also an opera singer and sang the Turret Opera?
  • ...that Valve employee Richard Lord was the original, placeholder voice for Wheatley?
  • ...that Portal 2 originally wasn't going to have portals?
  • ...that there were plans for "sticky gel" in Portal 2?
  • ...that both Portal and Portal 2 derived many of their ideas from prototypes made by Digipen students?
  • ...that the cake in Portal is a Black Forest cake that project lead Kim Swift chose at a nearby bakery?


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  • ...that the cake is a lie?
  • ...that the cake is a Black Forest cake, a culinary specialty from south Germany?
  • ...that Valve's webcomic Lab Rat explains Chell's survival?
  • ...that Portal's main character was originally going to be male?
  • ...that Portal 2's co-op mode was once planned to feature Chell and a second human character named Mel?
  • ...that there's a third unidentified person in the background of the Caroline portrait?
  • ...that the Portal 2 preview at E3 2010 showed a testing element called the Pneumatic Diversity Vent that didn't end up being used in test chambers?
  • ...that there is an interactive trailer for the movie Super 8 in the PC version of Portal 2?
  • ...that there is a cut type of turret called the Hover Turret which looked like a personality core?
  • ...that Portal 2 was originally going to be a Prequel, with no Chell, GLaDOS, or portals?
  • ...that Chell was once planned to speak in Portal 2's ending sequence?
  • ...that Ellen McLain wrote a song to be used as an easter egg in Portal 2, known simply as "GLaDOS' Song"? [4]
  • ...that High Energy Pellets are reused almost directly from Half-Life 2 (still called "Combine Balls" in the game files), and were also once planned to be in Portal 2?
  • ...that multiple cakes can be seen on GLaDOS's monitor just before Portal's boss fight?
  • ...that the number of soundtracks in Portal 2: Songs to Test By (Collectors Edition) is exactly 77 tracks? [5]
  • ...that in the video showing Portal 2's level editor, in the scene where everyone is working on a test chamber, one of them is watching Meet the Pyro rather than making a test chamber?
  • ...that in a 2006 build of Portal, GLaDOS was a floating cube of HL2 rollermines?
  • ...that when screws are visible on GLaDOS's monitor in the Portal bossfight, if you have only played that map, you will see one screw, but if you have played more than one, you will see multiple?

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