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*...the only [[Team Fortress 2]] related [[Patches|Content Update]] in 2020 was for a completely different game, [[w:Fall Guys|Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout]]?
*...that the [[Nostromo Napalmer]] is a reference to [[w:Alien (film)|''Alien'' (1979)]], and has the same design as the flamethrower props in the movie?

*...that the [[Carlton]] is based off a dance move done by Carlton Banks in the American sitcom [[w:The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]?

*...that the picture that depicts the [[Pyro]] winning the [[Meet Your Match Update#Heavy vs. Pyro|Heavy vs. Pyro]] war is a reference to the [[Meet the Pyro]] cinematic in which the [[Heavy]] takes a [[Fire Axe]] to the head?

*...that the mercenaries, alongside other Valve characters, appeared in a version of [[w:Peggle|Peggle]] called Peggle Extreme?

*...that development on [[Powerhouse]] actually began in 2007, but the developer left it unfinished and then released the map for the [[Gun Mettle Update]]?

*...that the [[Equalizer]] and the [[Escape Plan]] were originally one item, under the former name, before being split in [[Team Fortress 2 Beta]]?

*...that the [[PASS Time]] speed boost Haste is faster than the [[Mannpower]] powerup Haste?


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*...that [[BLU]] team's first [[Pyro]] was [[Non-player characters#Abraham Lincoln|Abraham Lincoln]]?

*...that the [[Dangeresque, Too?]] was the farthest [[Valve]] wanted to go into the future in cosmetics, as shutter shades got popular in the 80s?

*...that the [[Box Trot]] was hidden in the background of various places on the pages for the [[Gun Mettle Update]]?

*...that there was a cosmetic called the [[Bonk'n'Flash]], which was scrapped due to copyright concerns and was replaced by the [[Bonk Boy]] and the [[Lightning Lid]]?

*...that the loading screen of [[Yukon]] still shows the old control point placement?

*...that the [[Conniver's Kunai]]'s over-heal bonus removes degenerative effects such as [[Fire|afterburn]] and [[bleeding]]?

*...that the Japanese text written on the top of the box from the [[Box Trot]] taunt means "The Spy is in this box." (スパイは、この箱のなかにいる)?

*...that [[Your Eternal Reward]] is a reference to the knife that Jafar wields in the movie ''Aladdin''?

*...that despite its description saying otherwise, the [[RoBro 3000]] has an on/off switch?


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*...that the [[Carrier Tank]] in [[Mann vs. Machine]] was placed into different maps before the official release of Mann vs. Machine?

*...that the [[Love & War Update]] was referenced prior to its release by a line in Dota 2's "The Stanley Parable Announcer Pack?"

*...that the [[Sentry]] of the [[Engineer]] beeps according to their level?

*...that [[RED]] and [[BLU]]'s names come from their owner's names, [[Redmond Mann]] and [[Blutarch Mann]]?

*...that [[Medic]]s [[ÜberCharge]]d with the [[Vaccinator]] using fire resistance can survive the [[Hadouken]] taunt kill?

*...that the [[Siberian Sophisticate]] adds a barcode to the back of [[Heavy]]'s head?

*...that the [[Boxcar Bomber]] is named after the Bockscar B-29 bomber plane that dropped the nuclear bomb in Nagasaki, Japan during World War II?


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*...that there is a reference to the Liberty Bell hidden in the [[Liberty Launcher]]?

*...that on its right side, the [[Family Business]] has a small faded picture of a hammer and sickle?

*...that [[Shakespearicles]] invented the [[Rocket Launcher]], along with the method of [[rocket jumping]]?

*...that there's an unused .midi version of [[Intruder Alert]]?

*...that the newspaper shown on the last panel of the comic [[Ring of Fired]] apparently uses an invented language for the article content under the English titles?

*...that while using the [[Vaccinator]], keeping the alternate fire button pressed maintains an ÜberCharge through all of the charges left with no interruptions in between?

*...that the [[End of the Line Update]] update was originally supposed to include a [[Snowplow|map]]?

*...that [[Phlogistinator]] is named after the now disproven [[w:Phlogiston theory|phlogiston theory]]?


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* ...that in early versions of Team Fortress 2, there was a file titled "female_head_black.vtf", which started the "is the Pyro female?" theory?

* ...that the textures of [[Ground Control]] contain the Japanese characters "のヮの" (No Wa No), which are a reference to one of the common expressions the character [http://www.project-imas.com/wiki/Haruka_Amami Haruka Amami] makes in the ''[[w:The Idolmaster|THE iDOLM@STER]]'' games?

* ...that the [[Team Fortress 2]] mercenaries are actually the third generation of mercenaries hired by [[Non-player_characters#Blutarch_and_Redmond_Mann|Redmond & Blutarch Mann]]?

* ...that at the end of [[Meet the Medic]], at the scene where the mercenaries are sitting in a waiting room to get their [[Ubercharge]] hearts, the order they were given matches the class order used in [[Team Fortress Classic]]?

* ...that the idea for the [[Spy]] came from a [[Team Fortress]] bug?

* ...that some of the [[taunts]] from the [[Love & War Update]] existed in TF2's code since [[Scream Fortress 2013]]?

* ...that there was a scrapped building for the [[Engineer]] called the [[Repair Node]]?

* ...that the texture for the [[Portable Smissmas Spirit Dispenser]] suggests that there used to be an interior to the snow globe's cabin, and that the normal map texture contains a drawing of the Steam mascot, Sir Roderick Bodkin?

*...that the [[Love & War Update]] was once called the ''Bucket List Update''?


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* ...that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 instruction manuals included with [[The Orange Box]] incorrectly list the [[Scout]]'s [[Scattergun]] as a {{botignore|shotgun}}, the [[Heavy]]'s [[Minigun]] as a chain gun, and the [[Sniper]]'s [[Kukri]] as a machete?

* ...that the [[Short Circuit]] was originally planned to be a machine gun that opened up out of the Engineer's glove instead of an electricity-based weapon?

* ...that the Medic's hometown was Stuttgart before being changed to Rottenburg in Two Cities Update?

* ...that the map used for [[Meet the Medic]] is actually just an edited version of [[Badwater Basin]]?

* ...that a [[Heavy]] with any melee weapon as his active weapon can continue to attack while stunned?

* ...that the [[Medic taunts|taunts]] for the [[Medic]]'s [[Bonesaw]] and [[Vita-Saw]] have a chance to play versions of [[Playing With Danger]], the [[Domination]] jingle and the [[Revenge]] jingle?

*...that there are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ0cCS-KBvo unused headshot and backstab animations] for [[MvM]]'s robots?

* ...that [[Merasmus]] has a tattoo of the Soldier's emblem on his left bicep?


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* ...that one of the garbled recordings that is heard when the [[Red-Tape Recorder]] is used to sap a building says [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN3grbaJwE0 "Let's make some noise..."] when it is slowed down to 80% speed? 

* ...that the [[Scout]] would have been able to catch [[projectiles]] and throw them back using the [[Catcher's Mitt]]?

* ...that the [[Scout]] can achieve a [[Speed#Class speed comparison|movement speed]] of up to 22.2 miles or 35.7 kilometers per hour?

* ...that the [[Paper Hat|Manniversary Paper Hat]] is made from a folded copy of the [[:File:07_comic_large.jpg|Jarate ad]] from the [[Sniper vs. Spy Update]]?

* ...that the [[Sniper]] unlock was originally going to be a sniper rifle called the [[Walkabout]], but it was later scrapped and replaced with the [[Huntsman]]?
* ...that the [[Respawn#Respawn|Respawn Rooms]] were planned to have turrets, but were scrapped before the final release?

* ...that the [[Bloodhound]] was originally planned to be released as [[Sam's Hat]], alongside [[Max's Severed Head]], the [[Big Kill]] and the [[Lugermorph]], with the release of [[w:Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse|''Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse'']], but was scrapped due to the difficulty fitting the head of each class, yet the textures remained in the game files?

* ...that if an arrow is nocked with the [[Huntsman]], and the player is killed before the arrow was shot, the arrow will shoot immediately upon dying?

* ...that a picture from the [[Engineer Update]] shows a picture of the [[Engineer]] with the [[Engineer (Classic)]] from [[Team Fortress Classic]]?


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* ...that the [[Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul|zombie]] [[Spy]] was originally meant to feature a [[:File:Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul Unused Face.png|face stained with blood]]?

* ...that the "[[Bonk! Atomic Punch]]" [http://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/energydrink.htm page] of the [[Scout update]] features an early version of [[Pipeline]] as its background, before it had even been released?

* ...that the [[Vita-Saw]] was originally going to have the [[Solemn Vow]] attribute along with its attributes?

* ...that on the picture of the achievement [[:File:Soviet Union.png|Soviet Union]], the [[Heavy]] on the right sports a mullet, similarly to his [[:File:Heavycon2.png|original design]]?

* ...that the [[Baby Face's Blaster]] and the [[Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol]] are named after the famous criminals [[w:Baby Face Nelson|George "Baby Face" Nelson]] and [[w:Pretty Boy Floyd|Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd]]?

* ...that the [[Equalizer]] and the [[Eyelander]] were originally featured on the hidden [[Poopy Joe]] page during the [[WAR! Update]]?

* ...that the [[Bombinomicon]] costs [[Eyeaduct#Notes|$6.66]]?

* ...that the [[Sentry Buster]] uses the [[hitbox]] of a [[Demoman Robot|Giant Demoman Robot]]?


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* ...that ''[[Meet the Spy]]'' was leaked onto YouTube on May 17, 2009, two days before its intended release?

* ...that the [[SMG]] was originally intended for the [[Scout]]?

* ...that a [[telefrag]] will instantly fill the [[Buff Banner]]'s gauge?

* ...that a [[Scout]] getting gibbed has a 1 in 100 chance of spawning a [[Doves|dove]] flying out of his body?

* ...that a #101 [[Golden Wrench]] and a #11112 [[Gentle Manne's Service Medal]] were given to the winner of a charity auction for Child's Play?

* ...that the [[Ambassador]] originally dealt [[Critical hit#Mini-crits|mini-crits]] on headshot rather than full [[critical hits]]?

* ...that the [[Flamethrower]] could not originally perform airblasts before the [[Pyro Update]]?


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* ...that there is an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7eJg7hRvqE unused song] in the game's files originally intended to be played when the player used an [[Upgrade Station]]?

* ...that in the PC version of [http://store.steampowered.com/app/212480/ Sonic & All Star Racing Transformed], where the [[RED]] [[Pyro]], [[Heavy]], and [[Spy]] are an exclusive character, the Spy's cigarette was removed in fear of raising the ratings system up to T or +13 because of content showing the use of tobacco, but one of the Spy's idle animations implied that he once had a cigarette by removing it from his mouth and back in again with his hand?

* ...that the [[Heavy]]'s default [[Weapons#heavymelee|melee weapon]] was supposed to be a large [[Lead Pipe|pipe]]?

* ...that the game is more likely to give you random [[Critical hits|crits]] if you have killed several enemies, to help you get a memorable killing streak?

* ...that the in-game calendar shows that June 1968 started on a Wednesday, but it actually started on a Saturday?

* ...that on the arrows of the [[Festive weapons|Festive]] [[Huntsman]], there are tags seen attached to them that read "Merry Smissmas -[[Sniper]]"?

* ...that when you sort a [[Backpack|backpack]] by class, the listing order of the [[Classes|classes]] is that of [[Team Fortress Classic]] instead of Team Fortress 2?

* ...that the [[Pain Train]] was [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1061993&postcount=21 originally intended] to be used by the [[Pyro]]?

* ...that the [[Quadwrangler]] was [http://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/ug0fn/im_so_excited_my_first_tf2_items_just_got_added/ originally] an [[Engineer]] item?


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*...that the RED [[Soldier]] appeared as a model placeholder in [[w:0x10c|0x10c]], the beta game made by Markus "Notch" Persson, the creator of Minecraft?

*...that the [[Frag Grenade]] and [[Bear Trap]], both scrapped weapons, can be seen in the [[Mann vs. Machine (game mode)|Mann vs. Machine]] upgrade station?

*...that the lenses on the [[Sniper Rifle]] do not show realtime reflections, but instead show [[vdc:Cubemaps|pre-rendered textures]] of your whereabouts?

*...that the [[Neon Annihilator]] was originally pitched as a Chinese lantern?

*...that a [[Pyro]] flamethrower named [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=154 Wrath of Wan Hu] would have been part of the [[Triad Pack]], but was scrapped and eventually replaced by the [[Huo Long Heater]]?

*...that the RED [[Soldier]] digs out of a [[Mann Co. Supply Crate]] in the [[Mac Update trailer]]?

*...that in the [[Portal 2]] Perpetual Testing Initiative video, you can see one of the Aperture employees watching [[Meet the Pyro]], two months before it was officially announced?

*...that the money in the [[Dillinger's Duffel]] has [[Saxton Hale]]'s face on it?

*...that switching heal targets during an [[ÜberCharge]] causes it to drain faster?


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*...that in [[Meet the Pyro]], when the [[Pyro]] is first seen in [[Pyroland]], there is a cloud in the top-right corner that resembles the [[W:Woman|Venus symbol]]?

*...that the cities on the map the [[Spy]] is looking at in the hidden room of [[Doomsday]] are the three maps of [[Mann vs. Machine (game mode)|Mann vs. Machine]]?

*...that both [[Doe's Drill]] and [[Doe's Doom (mission)|Doe's Doom]] are named after the [[Soldier]]'s alias, Jane Doe?

*...that the [[Medic]] was originally supposed to have an over-sized [[syringe]] to [[Healing|heal]] his teammates?

*...that the [[Equalizer]] and the [[Escape Plan]] were split from the same weapon?

*...that the [[Medieval mode|medieval]] map, [[DeGroot Keep]], is named after the [[Demoman]]'s real name, Tavish DeGroot?

*...that the [[Freedom Staff]] was originally created for the [[Soldier]] only?

*...that the [[Heavy]] makes an appearance in the [[Left 4 Dead]] comic ''[http://www.l4d.com/comic/comic.php?page=25 The Sacrifice]'' as a miniature action figure?

*...that both the [[Pain Train]] and the [[Fists of Steel]] got their names from in-game voice lines?


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*...that it is possible to prevent a [[Payload]] bomb's detonation by knocking it away from the pit with an explosion?

*...that the [[Balloonicorn]] made its first appearance on the cover of [[A Smissmas Story]] as a festive tree ornament?

*...that in [[Doomsday]], there's a hidden room not accessible in normal gameplay with a NPC [[Spy]] looking at a map?

*...that the [[Beggar's Bazooka]] and the [[Helmet Without a Home]] were featured in the [[Team Fortress 2 is Free to Play]] video announcement?

*...that the [[Huntsman]]'s, the [[Übersaw]]'s and the [[Gunslinger]]'s [[taunts]] can stun [[ÜberCharge]]d enemies?

*...that if you turn on subtitles in the [[Meet the Pyro]] video, the [[Scout]] says "He's not here, is she?" when referring to the [[Pyro]]?

*...that if you equip the [[Sydney Sleeper]], the bullets in the [[Sniper]]'s breast pocket are replaced with darts?

*...that if your [[Disguise|disguise]] weapon is one that reloads a magazine or shells, reloading your [[Revolver]] will cause your disguise to reload their weapon?

*...that in one of the official <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.l4d.com/blog/ Left 4 Dead Blog]</span>'s featured community campaigns, ''[http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=8346 Blood Tracks]'', the [[Pain Train]] and [[Homewrecker]] appear as custom melee [[weapons]]?


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*...that the baseball meter on the [[Sandman]] can be refilled with projectiles from the [[Wrap Assassin]], and vice-versa?

*...that you can deflect an enemy [[baseball]] with your own?

*...that a gray [[Tyrant's Helm]], a [[Huntsman]], and an [[Eyelander]] can be seen in the [[Resupply]] cabinets in [[DeGroot Keep]]?

*...that only three players are needed in order to push a [[Payload#Carts|payload cart]] at its maximum speed?

*...that [[Payload#Carts|carts]] automatically destroy any [[buildings]] they run over on the track?

*...that the [[Grenade Launcher]] has six chambers because it originally had six shots in its clip?

*...that the [[Ullapool Caber]] taunt was originally a scrapped bottle taunt for the [[Demoman]]?

*...that, as a [[Soldier]], when activating the [[Buff Banner]], [[Battalion's Backup]] and the [[Concheror]], the buff can be held by holding down the fire button, and be used in the moment when you let go of it?

*...that if two [[Huntsman]] arrows hit each other in mid air, they are both destroyed?

*...that if you successfully taunt kill a player with the [[Ubersaw]] you are granted with 100% ubercharge?


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*...that you can't upgrade Dispensers or Teleporters in the Xbox 360 or PS3 version of Team Fortress 2?

*...that the number displayed when [[Multiplayer_options#Advanced_multiplayer_options|Display damage done as text over your target]] is enabled, the most damage that can appear is −32,767, which is one more than the lower bound of a 16 bit value?

*...that when you taunt right before you fall off a ledge it looks like you are taunting and moving around?

*...that the Engineer's [[Pip-Boy]] changes the look of your construction and destruction tools' menu?

*...that you can survive your [[Equalizer]]'s [[Kamikaze]] taunt by equipping the [[Rocket Jumper]], while your enemies won't?

*...that the hospital in the [[Meet the Medic]] short was based on the [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=47.594139,-122.316939&spn=0.004471,0.011458&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=47.594203,-122.31679&panoid=DmFqiuzDJkxVJ8ge-z9ejw&cbp=12,165.68,,0,-3.2 Pacific Medical Center] near the Valve offices?

*...that the inspiration for the [[Flare Gun]] came from the stock [[Incendiary Cannon (Classic)|Incendiary Cannon]] in Team Fortress Classic and Quake Team Fortress?

*...that a "decapitation" is actually the model's head shrunk so small that it cannot be seen, and instead spawns a [[gibbed]] head?

*...that the [[Eyelander]], the [[Nessie's Nine Iron]] and the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker]] occasionally whisper "heads"?


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*...that originally, the [[Scout]] was planned to have a [[Nail Gun]] as a primary weapon?   

*...that the [[voice actors|voice actor]] for the [[Sniper]], John Patrick Lowrie, is married to Ellen McLain, who voices the [[Administrator]]?

*...that the [[Spy-cicle]] instantly regenerates in Medieval Mode when the Spy gets ignited?

*...that the [[Scout]] wears a left-handed [[Batter's Helmet]], and he wields the [[Wrap Assassin]] with his left hand in ''[[A Smissmas Story]]'', even though he is right-handed?

*...that a Spy using the [[Invisibility Watch]] or the [[Dead Ringer]] can stay cloaked permanently if he is standing near a Level 3 [[Dispenser]]?

*...that a [[Spy]] doesn't need to be [[Disguise|disguised]] to take an enemy [[Teleporter]]?

*...that the [[Engineer]] can use the [[Wrangler]] to shoot himself with his own [[Sentry]] to get to hard to reach areas?

*...that a picture of [[Saxton Hale]] can be seen on a board on the background of [[Meet the Spy]]?

*...that the Burst style on the [[Reggaelator]] bears the icon of the Quit button from the [[main menu]]?


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*...that the [[Gunboats]] were given to the [[Soldier]] after he won a competition against the [[Demoman]] in the [[WAR! Update]]?

*...that the [[Flamethrower]] could not originally perform airblasts before the [[Pyro Update]]?

*...that the [[Original]] is based off of the Rocket Launcher from ''Quake''?

*...that the Pyro's [[Detonator]] can be used to perform jumps similar to [[Rocket jumping#Detonator jump|rocket jumping]]?

*...that the [[Sandvich]] originally healed 120 health and could be reused immediately?

*...that when [[disguise kit|disguising]] as a different class, [[hitscan|hitboxes]] aren't completely accurate?

*...that the Sniper has a mug in [[Meet the Sniper]] that says '#1 Sniper?'

*...that you can see a short clip of Meet the Pyro teased in Valve's video [[portal:Perpetual Testing Initiative (video)|"Perpetual Testing Initiative"]]?

*...that for all the [[Weapons#demomanmelee|Demoman's swords]], during decapitations, the animation shows a vertical swing but the neck is cut horizontally?


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*...that if a [[Engineer]] is stunned while he is selecting a place to put down his [[Buildings]], he can still see the blueprint model in thirdperson?

*...that in [[Trailer 1]], the [[Medic]] is seen with a stethoscope that was later removed, but brought back as the [[Surgeon's Stethoscope]]?

*...that originally, the [[Scout]] was planned to have a [[Nail Gun]] as a primary weapon?

*...that it is possible for two [[Huntsman]] [[Sniper]]s to use the [[Skewer]] taunt on each other indefinitely, appearing stunned in front of each other?

*...that a [[Medic]] will fill his [[ÜberCharge]] faster if the heal target is hurting himself?

*...that you can combine the [[Atomizer]] and the [[Force-A-Nature]] to perform four jumps in mid-air?

*...that the [[RED]] [[Demoman]] and [[BLU]] [[Soldier]] became friends after meeting at a Projectile Weapons Expo?

*...that [[Demoman]]'s [[Non-player characters#Mr. & Mrs. DeGroot|dad]] walked 15 miles in the rain to blow up the Queen of England for a nickel?

*...that on the day before the [[Über Update]] was officially announced, the [[TF2 Official Website]] was covered with [[:File:TF2blog-doves.png|doves and bird excrement]]?


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*...that the [[Huntsman]] can be drawn mid-air, but can't be fired until the Sniper touches the ground?

*...that in [[Meet the Engineer]], his camp-fire is actually a [[fire|burning]] [[BLU]] [[Sniper]]?

*...that whenever a [[Golden Wrench]] or a [[Saxxy]] is destroyed, a message is sent to all active players regarding which user has destroyed the item?

*...that the [[Shortstop]] shares ammo with the [[Pistol]], the [[Lugermorph]], and the [[Winger]]?

*...that the [[Bottle]] is dated 1808 and the [[Scottish Handshake]] is dated 1680?

*...that the [[RED]] [[Demoman]]'s father lost both eyes before he was 30, yet maintained 26 jobs until he died?

*...that you gain [[kill assist]]s on friendly [[Sentry Guns]] that you help build and maintain?

*...that with perfect timing, the [[Scout]] can [[stun]] an enemy and [[Homerun|taunt kill]] them before they can dodge the hit?

*...that you can survive the [[Train]] in [[Well]] with the [[Dead Ringer]]?


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*...that [[MONOCULUS]] is the [[Demoman]]'s missing eye?

*...that the [[Soldier]] shares an apartment with [[Merasmus the Magician]]?

*...that the [[Soldier]] and [[Engineer]]'s [[voice actors]] (Rick May and Grant Goodeve, respectively) have both voiced the character Wolf O'Donnel from the ''Star Fox'' game series?

*...that in all of the [[Meet the Team]] videos, the [[BLU]] [[Scout]] is never shown being killed?

*...that if a player has [[friendly fire]] enabled, they can hurt themselves with the [[Third Degree]] by attacking a [[Medic]] [[heal|healing]] them?

*...that in [[Meet The Sandvich]], it says "COPYRIGHT OMNOMNOM" on the bottom right corner instead of the usual "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL"?

*...that the [[Market Gardener]] also crits while rocket jumping using enemy rockets?

*...that in [[Foundry]], behind the glass in the main [[RED]] spawn, is a room guarded by a [[RED]] [[Soldier]] with a [[Scout]] and [[Heavy]] inside looking at photos of the [[team]]?

*...that the [[Mmmph]]'s damage reduction will allow the [[Pyro]] to survive the [[Payload]]'s detonation, headshots, and any taunt-kill?


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*...that the [[Soldier]] speaks some [[Soldier responses|responses]] like a robot when he has the entire [[The Tin Soldier]] set equipped?

*...that the [[Sandvich]] has [[Meet The Sandvich|its own Meet the Team video]]?

*...that the [[Engineer]] is seen holding the [[Frontier Justice]] in the [[Mac Update trailer]] video before it was officially announced?

*...that the [[Announcer]] only has annual one hour vacations?

*...that the [[Soldier]]'s voice actor also voiced General Pepper, the Narrator, Wolf O'Donnell, Leon Powalski, and Andross from the popular Nintendo 64 game, ''StarFox 64''?

*...that a #101 [[Golden Wrench]] and a #11112 [[Gentle Manne's Service Medal]] were given to the winner of a charity auction for Child's Play?

*...that the spawn rooms for both [[RED]] and [[BLU]] on [[Coldfront]] were inspired by the [http://static.open.salon.com/files/strangelove_war_room1217603526.jpg war room] from the 1964 film ''[[w:Dr. Strangelove|Dr. Strangelove]]''?

*...that the [[Übersaw]] and the [[Vita-Saw]] both have a vial that will fill with a blue or red liquid when an [[ÜberCharge]] is being built, and drain while the Übercharge is being used?

*...that the [[Pistol]] is similar to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makarov_pistol Makarov], a Russian handgun?


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*...that the hilt of the [[Persian Persuader]] has the [[w:Loch Ness Monster|Loch Ness Monster]] forged on it?

*...that the road sign in [[Meet the Sniper]] sports the head shot death icon?

*...that the [[Ghastly Gibus]] originally belonged to [[Zepheniah Mann]]?

*...that the [[Engineer]] wears his default hard hat backwards?

*...that the [[Medic]] plays his "violin" on the wrong shoulder in his melee taunt?

*...that the closing portcullis on [[DeGroot Keep]] can kill you even when you have the [[Dead Ringer]] out?

*...that the [[Huntsman]], [[Jarate]], and an unpacked crate marked "[[Razorback]]" can all be seen in the [[Meet the Spy]] video?

*...that being killed by either of the Halloween [[boss]]es counts as an environmental death?

*...that the [[RED]] spawn room of [[Mann Manor]] contains a room with a desk and an ominous person sitting at it, revealed to be [[Redmond Mann]] next to his life-extension machine?


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*...that the [[Backburner]] couldn't originally perform airblasts?

*...that the [[Aladdin's Private Reserve]] was spelled with an extra "L" when it was first released? 

*...that every class has an item that will heal themselves?

*...that the [[Degreaser]] is made up of parts from a vintage gas station pump, car muffler, antique fire extinguisher, and stove top burner?

*...that the [[Powerjack]] is made up of a 1950s automobile jack and car battery?

*...that the [[Spy]] can survive [[kill taunts]] with the [[Dead Ringer]] if his health is not too low?

*...that in the [[Australian Christmas]] update, [[Saxton Hale]] had a [[Media:Store_xmas_sale_3.png|Christmas tree]] pictured on his chest instead of the usual Australia?

*...that the design of the [[Administrator]] was not originally created by [[Valve]], but was instead purchased from the artist [http://buttfacemakani.livejournal.com/301005.html Makani] some time before December 9, 2009?

*...that the [[RED]] [[Spy]] has a deeper voice than the [[BLU]] Spy in [[Meet the Spy]]?


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*...that, in [[Meet the Sniper]], the bobble-head civilian is standing on the Team Fortress Classic logo?

*...that a mysterious figure resembling [[Miss Pauling]] can be seen in the [[Meet the Medic]] video?

*...that the [[Demoman]] was originally intended to be white-skinned?

*...that the [[Razorback]] originally had a -15% movement speed reduction on the wearer?

*...that a [[Scout]] getting gibbed has a 1 in 100 chance of spawning a [[Doves|dove]] flying out of his body?

*...that the [[Heavy]] is the only class with natural [[knock back]] damage resistance?

*...that the [[Huntsman]] cannot be drawn [[underwater]]?

*...that the [[Golden Wrench]] and [[Saxxy]] are made from [[Australium]], and both freeze their victims into golden statues?

*...that the knife trick the [[Spy]] does in [[Trailer 2]] is called the "half twirl" and the one he does in the ''[[Meet the Spy]]'' video is called the "Y2K rollover"?


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*...that in [[Meet the Sniper]], the [[Pyro]] can be seen wielding the [[Flare Gun]] before it was officially announced?

*...that the [[Pyro]] uses the same voice lines in all languages?

*...that in the beginning of [[Meet the Medic]], a slowed version of [[Faster Than A Speeding Bullet (Soundtrack)|Faster Than A Speeding Bullet]] plays?

*...that the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann]] and [[MONOCULUS]] were both developed from the Demoman's animations and sounds, respectively?

*...that you can die from a [[telefrag]] even while wielding the [[Dead Ringer]]?

*...that if an [[Capture the Flag#Intelligence|Intelligence]] carrier falls off of a cliff to his death, the Intelligence will be instantly returned to the [[Capture the Flag#Intelligence|capture zone]]?

*...that when the [[Scout]] double or triple jumps with the [[Atomizer]], he will leave a purple smoke puff behind instead of his regular white trail?

*...that the idea for the [[Spy]] class arose from a glitch in the original ''[[Team Fortress]]''?

*...that the [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] comes in two flavors, Cherry Fission and BLUtonium Berry?


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*...that the classes' [[gibs]] are derived from the original models used in beta?

*...that the [[Engineer]] is the only class with two taunt kills? 

*...that if you shoot a friendly Sniper [[Huntsman|arrow]] with the [[Righteous Bison]], his arrow will catch on fire?

*...that a [[Demoman]] can use the rocks in front of the [[BLU]] team's spawn area on [[DeGroot Keep]] to charge through the air and get inside of the castle before the gate opens?

*...that you can assist in removing a sapper by healing the [[Engineer]] who removes it?

*...that while consuming the [[Sandvich]], the [[Heavy]] cannot be stunned?

*...that the [[Backburner]] originally granted a bonus of +50 maximum health? 

*...that the [[Crusader's Crossbow]] uses the same arrows as the [[Huntsman]]?




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*...that the "Leaked Video" emergency panel in the ''[[Meet the Spy]]'' video originally read "Lost Memory"?

*...that a [[Scout]] covered in [[Mad Milk]] and under the effects of [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] will still give health to the enemy attacking him?

*...that there are modern-day computers hidden behind the cracked doors on [[DeGroot Keep]]?

*...that the [[Heavy]] can survive [[Kill taunts]] if he is wearing the [[Fists of Steel]]?

*...that a [[telefrag]] will instantly fill the [[Buff Banner]]'s gauge?

*...that the bagpipe music on [[DeGroot Keep]] is a re-usage of the "[[w:Day of Defeat|Day of Defeat]]" British victory anthem song?

*...that following ''[[Meet the Spy]]'''s release, the cut inflicted on the [[Sniper]]'s cheek was added to his in-game model as a scar?

*...that there is a scarecrow on [[Mann Manor]] wearing the [[Ghastly Gibus]]?

*...that there is a swimming pool behind the [[RED]] team's spawn area in Stage B of [[Thunder Mountain]]?


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*...that when the [[Engineer]] reloads his [[Pistol]], he inserts the magazine backwards?

*...that by [[healing]] an enemy [[Spy]], a [[Medic]] can get a teamkill [[assist]]?

*...that the [[Engineer]]'s grandfather, [[Non-player characters#Radigan Conagher|Radigan Conagher]], invented many of the [[Engineer_Update#Weapons|Engineer's weapons]] after receiving one hundred pounds of [[Australium]] from [[Non-player characters#Emily|Emily]] in 1890?

*...that you can destroy [[Stickybombs]] with [[melee]] [[weapons]]?

*...that the word "piss" is word-filtered to "[[Jarate]]" on the [[Steam Users' Forums]]?  

*...that the [[SMG]] was originally intended for the [[Scout]]?

*...that the [[Respectless Rubber Glove]] was the first item in-game to get [[jigglebones]]?

*...that [[Valve]] has released two follow-up variations of "[[More Gun (Soundtrack)|More Gun]]" since its release with the [[Engineer Update]]?

*...that ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' was first announced in 1998 as a realistic first-person shooter?


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*...that the [[Dead Ringer]] does not have a world model and cannot be seen by anyone except the user when active?

*...that [[Saxton Hale]]'s chest hair is shaped like Australia?

*...that a [[Sentry]] beeps once, twice, or thrice, according to its level, whenever it switches direction in its "idle" state?

*...that the [[Hotrod]] flips down over the [[Engineer]]'s face when he is hauling a [[building]]?

*...that if a [[Huntsman]] arrow collides with another arrow, they will both break in mid-air?

*...that the [[Mercenary]] was originally called the "Weekend Warrior"?

*...that stunning the [[Soldier]] with the [[Sandman]]'s stun ball, while he is taunting with the [[Equalizer]], will stop him from exploding?

*...that the [[Sandman]] originally disallowed the [[Scout]] from [[double jumping]]?

*...that the [[Pyro]] can [[headshot]] enemies using [[Compression blast#Deflection|deflected]] arrows?


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*...that [[Sawmill]] is built atop an abandoned spytech base?

*...that ''[[Meet the Spy]]'' was leaked onto YouTube on May 17, 2009, two days before its intended release?

*...that the likeness of the [[Non-player_characters#BLU_Scout.27s_mother|Scout's mother]] is engraved on the barrel of the [[Ambassador]]?

*...that the [[Scout]] wears a left-hander's [[Batter's Helmet]] despite the fact that he is a right-handed batter?

*...that it is possible to kill a player on the winning side during [[Humiliation]] with a [[Kill taunt]]?

*...that the hieroglyphs in [[Egypt]] include the [[Heavy]] with his Minigun, the [[Spy]] backstabbing someone, a Level 1 [[Sentry Gun]], an [[Electro Sapper]], and the [[backstab]] symbol?

*...that the [[Ambassador]] was originally able to shoot through multiple targets?

*...that after the [[Scout]] touches the camera lens in ''[[Meet the Scout]]'', he leaves a finger print that stays there for the rest of the video?

*...that the [[Spy]] fights with the [[Knife]] in his right hand, but fences with his left hand?


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*...that the [[Hadouken]], [[Kamikaze]], and [[Fencing]] [[Kill taunts]] can destroy [[buildings]]?

*...that the [[Engineer]] received [[Lugermorph|alternate]] [[Golden Wrench|weapons]] before his [[Engineer Update|update]]?

*...that the [[Heavy]] and [[Medic]] do not wear any default [[headgear]]?

*...that a tombstone in [[Harvest]] reads 'R.I.P. The 10th Class'?

*...that the capture status indicator on the [[Head-up display|HUD]] for a [[Control Point (objective)|control point]] breaks with 16 or more players on the point?

*...that it is [[Telefrag|possible to be killed]] whilst under the effects of an [[ÜberCharge]]?

*...that in ''Sam & Max 304: Beyond the Alley of the Dolls'', a BLU [[Dispenser]] makes a [[:Image:Sam & Max - Dispenser.jpg|cameo appearance]]?

*...that you can [[assist]] yourself as a [[Spy]] by shooting a building that you are sapping?

*...that all of the class characters have blue eyes except the [[Demoman]] (and possibly the [[Pyro]])?


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*...that the voice for the [[Administrator]] is Ellen McLain, the same voice for the character "GLaDOS" in ''[[Portal]]''?

*...that [[Sawmill]] was the first official map to feature weather effects?

*...that the [[Sniper]]'s father is more than slightly disappointed that his son did not become a doctor?

*...that Abraham Lincoln ''loves'' [[Arena]] Mode?

*...that the [[BLU]] [[Spy]] periodically appeared behind the [[RED]] [[Sniper]] in the day 3 post of the Sniper update page before the Spy update page was ultimately revealed?

*...that in the [[Razorback]] update, the [[Dead Ringer]] could be seen in the "dead" Spy's hand before it was officially announced?<ref>http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day03_english.htm – The Sniper Vs. Spy Update, Day 3</ref>

*...that on the map [[Thunder Mountain]], there is a [[Sniper]] hidden in the hills by a campfire and his camper van?

*...that in ''[[Meet the Spy]]'', the first [[hats]] for the Heavy and Sniper could be seen before they were officially revealed?

*...that the [[RED]] [[Spy]] is in a relationship with the [[BLU]] [[Non-player characters##BLU Scout.27s Mother|Scout's mother]]?

*...that at the end of ''[[Meet the Spy]]'', the [[RED]] [[Spy]] stabs the [[Heavy]] and [[Soldier]] to the tune of the ending flourish?


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* ... that in the beta version of the game, [[2Fort]] had no roof on its [[2Fort#Bridge|bridge]]?

* ... that the [[Spy]] speaks fluent English, French, Italian, and Spanish?

* ... that the capture status indicator on the [[Head-up display|HUD]] for a [[control point (objective)|control point]] breaks with 16 or more players on the point?

* ... that there are multiple [[Thunder Mountain#Easter eggs|Easter eggs]] on the map [[Thunder Mountain]], including a hidden swimming pool?

* ... that the [[Soldier]] is the only class without any kind of secondary fire ability in his default item set?

* ... that the word "piss" is swear-filtered to "[[Jarate]]" on the [[Steam Users' Forums]]? 

* ... that [[Crit-a-Cola]] was designed the day before it was incorporated into the game?

* ... that there are currently '''[[List of Community weapon owners|188 players]]''' that hold [[Community weapons]]?

* ... that the dog tags worn by the [[Scout]] appear blank with no additional text?

* ... that a [[Pyro]]'s [[air blast]] can reflect enemy [[Jarate]] and [[Huntsman]] arrows?

* ... that '''[[Egypt#Trivia|the hieroglyphs]]''' in [[Egypt]] include the [[Heavy]] with his [[Minigun]], the [[Spy]] backstabbing someone, a Level 1 [[Sentry Gun]], an [[Electro Sapper]], and the [[backstab]] symbol?


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*...that the [[Heavy]]'s [[Showdown]] taunt (code-wise) kills with a wide, yet invisible bullet?

*...that if you shoot an enemy in the head with the [[Sniper Rifle]] while you are not scoped, it will not count as a [[headshot]] even if the enemy dies?

*...that the [[Sniper]]'s parents live on Adelaide Street, Australia (red house on the left)?

*...that despite breaking upon a backstab, the promotional image of the [[Razorback]] shows it with a [[knife]] embedded in it, and very much intact?

*...that [[Pipeline]] is the first official map to take place at night?


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*...that when you reload the [[Pistol]] as a [[Scout]], the animation in the first-person view differs from the one in third-person view?

*...that the first spoken reference to an opposing [[team]] was made by the [[BLU]] [[Soldier]] in ''[[Meet the Sandvich]]''?

*...that in ''[[Meet the Scout]]'', the [[Scout]] reloads his [[Scattergun]] once, but the shotgun shell appears from thin air?

*...that in ''[[Meet the Sniper]]'', when the [[Demoman]]'s [[Bottle]] is embedded in his skull, his eye actually appears to be (mostly) undamaged?

*...that both [[team]]s appear to be run by a mysterious woman known only as the [[Administrator]]?

*...that competitive players of the [[Heavy]] sometimes use a trackball instead of a mouse to turn around quickly?

*...that in ''[[Meet the Sniper]]'', the bobble-head [[Civilian]] is standing on the [[Team Fortress Classic]] logo?

*...that although the [[Pyro]] is right-handed, he (or she?) holds the [[Fire Axe]] left-handed?

*...that the [[Demoman]] will still drink from his [[Bottle]] and belch when it is smashed?


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*...that the original design for the [[Heavy]] had a [http://features.cgsociety.org/stories/2007_11/team_fortress/engineer01.jpg mullet hairdo]?

*...that according to in-game calendars, ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' takes place in [http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5533/1968fu1.jpg June 1968]?

*...that there is a currently unusued class, the [[Civilian]]?

*...that the [[Payload#Carts|Payload]] has the words 'Cry some more' scratched onto the front?

*...that the [[Demoman]] lost his original set of foster parents at the age of six in a failed attempt to blow up the Loch Ness Monster?

*...that the [[Pyro]] has a flowery purse in his (or her) locker?

*...the the [[Engineer]] is nicknamed 'Hardhat' (to the [[Scout]]), 'Engy' (to the [[Soldier]]), 'Truckie' (to the Sniper), 'My hard-hatted friend' (to the [[Medic]]), and 'Laborer' (to the [[Spy]])?

*...that you can [[taunt]] if you are [[disguise]]d as an enemy [[Spy]]?

*...that pressing the alternate fire button while constructing a [[building]] allows you to rotate it?

*...that the illustrative style of ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' is commonly mistaken for cel-shading when, in fact, it uses rim highlights instead of outlines to emphasise silhouettes, and is therefore the opposite?


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*...that the [[Engineer]]'s favorite equation is in fact part of the equation that governs character lighting in-game?

*...that every official texture in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' was hand-painted by the art team, with many of them having visible brushstrokes?

*...that a [[Train]] can kill an [[ÜberCharge]]d player?

*...that a player standing on an enemy [[Teleporter Exit]] when someone teleports will result in the player being [[telefrag]]ged?

*...that the picture on the road sign seen at the beginning of ''[[Meet the Sniper]]'' is the symbol for a [[headshot]] in-game?

*...that [[Heavy]]'s [[Minigun]] fires 4 shots per 1 ammo point and it takes him 20 seconds of nonstop firing to run out of ammo, meaning that "Sasha" only fires 2400 rounds per minute and not 10000 as the Heavy states in ''[[Meet the Heavy]]''?

*...that the [[Engineer]] is the shortest character?

*...that the [[Soldier]] embarked on a Nazi killing spree, for which he was awarded several medals that he designed and made himself, and that his rampage ended immediately in 1949 upon hearing that World War II had already ended four years prior?

*...that the [[Scout]] trained himself to run so that he could beat his older brothers to fights in the south streets of Boston?

*...that the [[Sniper]] once slept in the corpse of a [[w:Wild Asian Water Buffalo|water buffalo]]?


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*...that if the [[Demoman]] hits anything with his [[Bottle]], there is a chance it may break?

*...that the songs the Heavy may sing as part of his [[Heavy responses|response rules]] include [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4cgCDHz6G1s Mily Balakirev's "Song of the Volga Boatmen"], [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5UrVdvk1Ao Chopin's "Funeral March"], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdVFfuwqWbE Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance"]?

*...that the logo for the [[RED]] team in ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]'' appears behind the [[Pyro]] at the end of [[Trailer 1]]?

*...that the [[Heavy]]'s custom [[Minigun]] weighs one hundred and fifty kilograms and fires two hundred dollar, custom-tooled cartridges at ten thousand rounds per minute, costing four hundred thousand dollars to fire for twelve seconds?

*...that the [[Pyro]]'s homemade [[Flamethrower]] is constructed from a converted gas pump and a canister of propane?

*...that the [[Engineer]] has eleven PhDs in hard science?

*...that [[Rocket Jump Waltz (Soundtrack)|"Rocket Jump Waltz"]] is not technically a waltz as it is written in 4/4 time as opposed to 3/4 time?

*...that the song the [[Engineer]] plays during the ''[[Meet the Engineer]]'' video is a real song, called "Someone Else's Song", and was originally written by Jeff Tweedy of the American Country band Wilco for their album ''Being There'' in 1996?

*...that the [[Heavy]] and the [[Demoman]] are both voiced by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0777229/ Gary Schwartz]?

*...that the in-game console refers to the [[Sniper]]'s [[Kukri]] as a [[club]]?


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*...that the [[Submachine Gun]] was originally intended for the [[Scout]]?

*...that the emblem on the [[Heavy]]'s sleeve was originally a skull and crossbones?

*...that sub-front [[List of companies|companies]] for [[RED]] include 'Brown Nugget Mining', 'Cornwell', and 'Happy Farmers Cooperative'?

*...that [[BLU]] stands for 'Builders League United' and [[RED]] for 'Reliable Excavation (and) Demolition'?

*...that the [[Administrator]] is voiced by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1655889/ Ellen McLain], who is also the voice of the character "GlaDOS" in the ''[[w:Portal (video game)|Portal]]'' series and the Overwatch dispatcher in the ''[[w:Half-Life (series)|Half Life]]'' series?

*...that [[Soldier]]s and [[Demoman|Demomen]] can [[rocket jump]] over the carriages in [[Well]] and attack the enemy team before the gates have opened?

*...that the [[Medic]]'s [[Bonesaw]], [[Amputator]], [[Vita-Saw]], and [[Solemn Vow]] taunts give off an audible noise, with the [[Bonesaw]] and [[Solemn Vow]] sounding like a [[w:violin|violin]] and the [[Amputator]] and [[Vita-Saw]] like a [[w:cello|cello]]?

*...that early models of ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' involved assigning one player on a team as the commander, who would then give orders to his teammates from an overhead map?

*...that an [[Engineer]] can take damage from his own [[Sentry Gun]]?

*...that the [[BLU]] [[Pyro]] in "[[Meet the Sniper]]" was shown wielding the [[Flare Gun]] before it was officially revealed?


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*...that the [[Sniper]] keeps a bobblehead of the original [[Civilian]] from ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]'' on the dash of his RV?

*...that you cannot [[taunt]] [[water|underwater]]?

*...that at the end of the ''[[Meet the Heavy]]'' video, he laughs in time with the background [[music]]?

*...that adjusted for inflation since 1968 (the year in which ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' supposedly takes place), it costs '''$2,458,735.08''' to fire the [[Heavy]]'s [[Minigun]] for twelve seconds?

*...that if an [[Engineer]] is killed while carrying a toolbox, the dropped toolbox will provide full [[ammo]] and [[metal]] to the player that picks it up?

*...that the ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' Dev-team runs a [http://www.teamfortress.com site] featuring concept art, community spotlights, and details of the game's development?

*...that the [[Sentry Gun]] is the fastest deployable [[building]] an [[Engineer]] can construct?

*...that in the ''[[Meet the Heavy]]'' video, the [[Heavy]] fires his [[Minigun]] for exactly "twelve seconds"?

*...that the [[Soldier]] has a crewcut hairstyle underneath his helmet ?

*...that the [[Sniper]] and [[Spy]] are the only characters to wear a wrist watch?


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*...that the [[Spy]] [[voice command]], where you call a specific class a Spy when you have your crosshair centered on them, also works with the enemy?

*...that the in-game calendars show that June 1968 started on a [http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5533/1968fu1.jpg Wednesday], when it really it started on a [[w:1968#June|Saturday]]?

*...that ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' has won awards from IGN, GameSpy, and 1up for artistic direction?

*...that in first-person mode, the [[Sniper]] is wearing gloves on both hands, but from a third-person perspective, such as taunting, he is only wearing a glove on his left hand?

*...that a disguised [[Spy]] can "leech" health from an enemy [[Dispenser]], [[Payload#Carts|Payload cart]], or [[Medic]]?

*...that a [[Medic]] or [[Dispenser]] can heal a player faster than they can drown, allowing players to possibly stay [[underwater]] indefinitely?

*...that if a [[Teleporter Exit]] is destroyed while the entrance is still charging, the [[Teleporter Entrance]] will only stop glowing once it has finished charging?

*...that in his [[HUD]] icon, the [[Heavy]] is not wearing his fingerless gloves?

*...that Robin Walker worked on the original ''[[Team Fortress]]'' mod for ''[[w:Quake|Quake]]'' back in 1996?

*...that in his [[HUD]] icon, the [[Demoman]]'s patch is on the wrong eye?


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*...that the [[Dynamite Pack]], [[Overhealer]], [[Tranquilizer]], [[Syringe]], and [[Nailgun]] were all [[weapons]] that were planned for inclusion, but eventually scrapped?

*...that the cigarette the [[Spy]] throws when he performs his [[Disguise Kit]] [[taunt]] acts as a physics object and can bounce off walls and objects?

*...that the [[Spy]]'s [[HUD]] icon features his outdated beta design?

*...that when a [[Spy]] drops his disguise while being [[ÜberCharge]]d by an enemy [[Medic]], he will glow his team color while the Medic continues to glow his?

*...that [[RED]] and [[BLU]] each have their own website?

*...that it takes about a second for a [[Sentry Gun]] to do a full 360?

*...that the [[Bat]] is the fastest swinging [[melee]] [[weapon]] in the game to compensate for it's damage?

*...that it is possible in some cases to [[sap]] a [[Sentry Gun]] right after [[backstab]]bing the [[Engineer]]?

*...that if four [[Engineer]]s were banging on a [[Sentry Gun]] while it was being built, it would be built in 0.625 seconds?

*...that the [[Pyro]] gives a "thumbs up" gesture when using the "Good Job" [[voice command]]?


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*...that [[Engineers]] can climb higher with a Level 1 [[Sentry Gun]] than with a [[Dispenser]]?

*...that a [[Sentry Gun]] can't hit any enemy hiding behind a [[Dispenser]]?

*...that both the [[Scattergun]] and [[Shotgun]] fire 10 bullets at once?

*...that a Level 3 [[Sentry Gun]]'s rockets can be deflected by the [[Pyro]]'s [[compression blast]]?

*...that consumption of the [[Sandvich]] is both an "attack" and a [[taunt]]?

*...that [[Valve]] created a set of ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' [[trading cards]] that were never officially released, featuring characters, levels, and weapons?

*...that any class may consume dropped [[Sandvich]]es, and not just the Heavies that wield them?

*...that the [[Scout]] is able to run so fast and perform [[double jump]]s due to not only his extraordinary agility, but also his consumption of large quantities of coffee?

*...that the [[Sandvich]] first appeared in "[[Meet the Scout]]"?

*...that the ''[[Team Fortress]]'' series' birthday is on August 24?


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*...that in [[Team Fortress Classic]], every class except the [[Engineer]], [[Spy]], [[Medic]], and [[Civilian]] had a [[Crowbar]] as a melee weapon?

*...that details for the [[Heavy Update]] were leaked before release by beta playtesters at the Something Awful Forums?

*...that in player view the ammo belt on [[Natascha]] is on the left side, but in global view the ammo belt is on the right side?

*...that despite [[RED]] standing for 'Reliable Excavation (and) Demolition' and [[BLU]] being an acronym for 'Builder's League United', BLU almost always is attacking while RED is almost always defending?

*...that according to the text on some water towers in-game, some ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' maps are set in the fictional location of Carrison, [[w:Nevada|Nevada]]?

*...that in player view the sticky grenade holder on the [[Sticky Grenade Launcher]] is on the left side, but in global view the sticky grenade holder is on the right side?

*...that a certain response after eating the [[Sandvich]] is a reference to ''[[Portal]]'''s "Still Alive" song ("Moist and delicious! Hehaha!")?

*...that the Engineer apparently designed and built the [[Sentry Gun]] under contract from [[TF Industries]]?

*...that there is a mod which reintroduces throwable [[grenades]] in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''?

*...that the ''[[Meet the Scout]]'' video shows the [[RED]] team attacking out of the [[BLU]]'s base?


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*...that the [[Engineer]]'s [[Dispenser]] contains the nail belt for the [[Scout]]'s old [[Nailgun]] in the ammunition holder?

*...that the [[Demoman]] was originally a white Scottish cyclops?<ref>http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1783 – TF2 Official Website blog post, "A Grim Bloody Fable"</ref>

*...that one of the initial ideas was to have a "claymation" look, with players that [[gib]]bed into chunks of clay?<ref>http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1783 – TF2 Official Website blog post, "A Grim Bloody Fable"</ref>

*...that a [[Sentry Gun]] can be built [[underwater]]?

*...that the animation for the [[Spy]] pulling out his [[Electro Sapper]] is the same as the [[Heavy]] pulling out his [[Sandvich]]?

*...that [[RED]] Spies smoke white cigarettes and [[BLU]] Spies smoke brown ones?

*...that the [[Heavy]] and [[Sniper]] are the only classes to have a scripted [[death]] animation?

*...that the [[Civilian]] class possesses his own unique [[death]] scream?

*...that the [[Administrator]] possesses a sound file in which she commands the team to "Stop the courier", indicating that a Hunted Mode may have been in the works?

*...that the [[BLU]] [[Soldier]] refers to the [[RED]] team contemptuously as "you RED team ladies"?


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*...that eating the [[Sandvich]] gives a [[Heavy]] the ability to punch out all of someone's blood in three hits (though not in-game)?

*...that ''[[Meet the Scout]]'' was the first official video in which [[RED]] and [[BLU]] communicate?

*...that the numbers on the top front of the [[Train]] on the map [[Well]] spells '7331', which spelled backwards is '1337' (elite)?

*...that the [[Sentry Gun]] was designed by the [[Engineer]] in 1965?

*...that there was a release gap of 11 years between ''[[Team Fortress]]'' and ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''?

*...that [[Valve]] has stated an interest in an animated series, comic, or even a film based on ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''?

*...that the one of the [[Pyro]]'s [[hats]] appears to be the [[Engineer]]'s absent left glove?

*...that unusable [[grenades]] can be seen on the [[Soldier]], [[Demoman]], and [[Pyro]] models?

*...that products offered by [[TF Industries]] include the [[Sentry Gun|The Sentry Gun Mechnical Firing Device- Model v 2.1]], [[Wrench|The Uhlman Build-Matic Wrench]],[[Dispenser|The Dispense-O-Matic 9000 Provisions Dispenser]], [[Teleporter|Telemax Teleporters]], and [[Sandvich|The Sandvich Edible Device]]?

*...that holding down the primary attack button with the [[Electro Sapper]] equipped will deploy it continuously?


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*...that the [[Medic]] is voiced by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235960/ Robin Atkin Downes], who also voiced "Travis Touchdown" in the Wii action game ''[[w:No More Heroes (video game)|No More Heroes]]''?

*...that in the German versions of the [[Meet the Team]] videos, the [[class]]es are implied to be robots, bleeding oil and exploding into cogs and screws when [[gib]]bed?

*...that in the ''[[Meet the Soldier]]'' video, a [[Scout]] is shown with his headphones over his right ear when it is normally worn on their left?

*...that the bullets the [[Heavy]] fires are "Super Caliber" brand bullets?

*...that with the exception of the [[Demoman]] and [[Soldier]], all [[classes]] wear gloves (or in the case of the [[Engineer]] and [[Sniper]] just one)?

*...that the [[Engineer]] drinks 'BLU Streak' brand beer?

*...that the BLU Soldier and Heavy have died in every [[Meet the Team]] video to date?


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*...that the [[Scout]] and [[Spy]] are the only [[class]]es without an emblem on their shoulder?

*...that during the ''[[Meet the Demoman]]'' video, a [[Dispenser]] is shown behind the [[Sentry Gun]], but disappears after the scene cuts back from the [[Demoman]]?

*...that ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' [[maps]] have been ported into ''[[w:Left 4 Dead|Left 4 Dead]]''?

*...that the clock face that shows how much time you have left goes in a counter-clockwise direction?

*...that in the ''[[Meet the Soldier]]'' video, when the [[Soldier]] hits the [[BLU]] [[Spy]] with his [[Shovel]], there is a sign in the background that says 'No smoking'?

*...that in the ''[[Meet the Soldier]]'' video, the [[BLU]] team has already secured the ''[[RED]]'' team's final [[Control point (objective)|control point]] (judging from the color of the megaphones)?

*...that although [[RED]]'s cover is that it operates as a demolitions company, it is [[BLU]] that delivers the [[Payload carts]] to ''them''?

*...that despite the [[Heavy]] being Russian, [[Natascha]] is the German spelling of the name?

*...that on the main screen, the [[Heavy]] and [[Demoman]] are missing their shoulder logos?

*...that all of the [[melee]] weapons (besides the [[Fire Axe]]) are one-handed?

*...that the [[Domination#Nemesis|Nemesis]] icon is strikingly similar to the ''[[w:Punch-Out!!|Punch-Out!!]]'' [http://www.arcadeshop.com/pics/punchout-sa.jpg series logo]?


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*...that [[Gold Rush]] matches take place at 9:07 AM?

*...that if you reload after firing one shot of the [[Shotgun]], two shells are reloaded instead of one?

*...that the first aluminum baseball [[bat]] was produced in the 1970s, at least two years after the game's setting?

*...that the [[Demoman]] is the only class whose emblem differs from the logo on their shoulder?

*...that the [[Sentry Gun]] the [[Soldier]] [[rocket jump]]s onto in the ''[[Meet the Soldier]]'' video is a Level 2 Sentry Gun, whereas the scene before shows it as Level 3?

*...that it was once possible to stop the [[Trains]] on [[Well]]?<ref>http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=DDQrAMu-UUI – Team Fortress 2 video, Train Bug - "Stop That Train"</ref>

*...that the kit the [[Spy]] uses to [[disguise]] himself is called the [[Spytron 3000]]?

*...that the [[BLU]] [[Spy]] has white cigarettes inside his [[Disguise Kit]], despite them appearing brown on the player model?

*...that at least seven of the nine [[classes]] have a designated job and a unique motto that were given them in [[Trailer 2]], the exceptions being the [[Pyro]] and [[Medic]]?

*...that a fully charged [[Medic]] can deploy his [[ÜberCharge]] even when he isn't healing anybody?


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*...that there are three official art styles in ''Team Fortress 2'', [[Well|industrial]], [[Dustbowl|prairie]], and [[Lumberyard|alpine]]?

*...that the [[Force-A-Nature]] is manufactured in [[w:Portugal|Portugal]]?

*...that the excited [[Scout]] in the [[Force-A-Nature]] ad also appears in a slighty altered form as the icon for the ''You'll Feel a Little Prick'' [[Medic achievements|Medic achievement]]?

*...that a common complaint with most [[shotgun]]s is that they reload '''too fast''' and hold '''too many''' shells?

*...that the stun balls the [[Sandman]] hits are 'All Ballers League' brand balls?

*...that [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] comes in two flavors, Cherry Fission (RED) and Blutonium Berry (BLU)?

*...that a [[Scout]]'s stun ball can be reflected by a [[Pyro]]s [[compression blast]]?

*...that a [[Scout]] can assist in his own death if he is hit by his reflected stun ball, and then killed by an opponent?

*...that [[Natascha]]'s model in the game files is "[[Ludmila]]"?

*...that a [[Pyro]] can perform a [[rocket jump]] by [[air blast]]ing a rocket at his feet?


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*...that the [[Sniper]] lives in his camper van?

*...that the [[Heavy]]'s hands are so large, he grips the pump of his [[Shotgun]] with only his thumb and index finger?

*...that the readying animation for [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] is '''NOT''' the same as the [[Bat]] and the ball-less [[Sandman]], yet the [[Sandvich]] and the [[Disguise Kit]] are?

*...that the steering wheel is on the left-hand side in the [[Sniper]]s camper van (as opposed to Australian cars which are right-sided)?

*...that five [[class]]es are known smokers: the [[Demoman]], [[Medic]], [[Sniper]], [[Soldier]], and [[Spy]]?

*...that the [[Sniper]] isn’t wearing his glove when he brushes his teeth in the ''[[Meet the Sniper]]'' video?

*...that the plural of "Dummkopf" is "Dummköpfe", not "Dummkopfs"?

*...that the [[Medic]] and [[Heavy]] speak several phrases in German and Russian, respectively?

*...that the [[Spy]] speaks phrases in Italian, French, and Spanish?


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*...that the fluid that splashes from [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] and [[Crit-a-Cola]] cans is recycled from the acid fired by the antlion workers in ''Half Life 2: Episode Two''?

*...that the [[Sniper]] became a master of [[Jarate]] after being insulted by the enemy [[Spy]]?

*...that the map of Australia at the bottom right corner of [[Jarate]] [http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/peejar.jpg advertisement] is missing Tasmania?

*...that there is a neutral grey suitcase in the game files, suggesting some form of one-flag [[Capture the Flag]] may have been scrapped before release? (Although, even after release, it has been supported with the addition of the trail particle effects during the [[Classless Update]], with the neutral briefcase receiving neutral particles.

*...that shooting an enemy at '''exactly''' the same time as your [[Sentry Gun]] (and killing them) will result in you assisting yourself?

*...that the [[Heavy]] cannot be stunned while eating his [[Sandvich]]?


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* ...that the letters "MTP", which are the initials for [[Meet the Pyro]], are carved on the [[Scorched Key]]?

* ...that there is a TF2 soundtrack called [[Sandwich Maker (Soundtrack)|Sandwich Maker]] in the Source Filmmaker Beta which appears in the Engineer Update Teaser?

* ...that there have been [[ARG|Easter eggs]] about [[Mann vs. Machine]] dating as far back as the [[Engineer Update]]?

* ...that there are several references to Team Fortress 2 in [http://bloons.wikia.com/wiki/Bloons_Tower_Defense_5 Bloons Tower Defense 5], two of which are one of the [[Soldier taunts|Soldier's taunts]] as an icon and a [http://bloons.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey_Engineer Monkey Engineer] which creates [[Sentry Guns]]?

* ...that Bossa Studios released an update for the game [[Surgeon Simulator 2013]] based on [[Meet the Medic]]?

* ...that a useless wire connected to a power socket at both ends loops around the [[2Fort]] intel rooms?

* ...that there are [[unused content|unused death animations]] for every class (other than the Pyro), presumably to be used for the respective class burning to death?

* ...that the [[Virtual Viewfinder]] has a ''Team Fortress'' cartridge inserted into it, along with a screen that reads 'Game Over' on the inside of the model?

* ...that a [[Full Moon]] occurs every 29.5 days starting Midday, October 12, 2011, but NASA times the average length of a [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhelp/moonorbit.html#synodic synodic month] as 44 minutes and 3 seconds longer?

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