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...that Merasmus uses Sniper's melee animations?
...that the first couple of versions of Team Fortress had no teams and was purely deathmatch?
...that the Spycrab meme's popularity resulted in a plushie version being created?
...that the Flying Guillotine has a max flight time?
...that with the Ali Baba Wee Booties or Bootlegger, a shield, and 4 or more collected heads, the Demoman becomes faster than the Scout?
...that Gold Rush started as a remake of Dustbowl from Team Fortress Classic in the form of Dustbowl 2?
...that the label on the Bonk! Atomic Punch does not have the exclamation mark (!) after the "Bonk"?
...that the Neck Snap taunt is the first partner taunt that only one class can initiate?

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...that on Slasher, the words "RED SMELLS" followed by the addition of "GOOD" found in the RED outhouse is a reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode Sailor Mouth where SpongeBob "finishes" someone's insulting graffiti on a dumpster by adding the word "good" to it in a similar fashion?
...that Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys are internally called "decoder rings"?
...that the Atomizer's 15% damage penalty also affects its kill taunt?
...that the F1 and F3 keys are bound by default to nonexistent commands, +showroundinfo and show_matchmaking, respectively?
...that the Scout's Peace Out taunt is a reference to the Grant Gustin next to Oliver Queen's grave meme?
...that the Dead Head was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the Skullcap?

...that the PlayStation 3 version of Team Fortress 2 was published by Electronic Arts?
...that The Naked and the Dead reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
...that in the game's code, the developer comment explaining the Sniper achievement "Pincushion" simply states "Boromir someone", referencing the death of Boromir in The Lord of the Rings?
...that the Demoman achievement "Operation High Dive" and the Soldier achievement "Project Excelsior" require 1644825.6 Hammer units which is 1827 times the length of the 2Fort bridge?
...that you can deal over 7 quadrillion (15 zeros) damage to a single player with the Mantreads if you land on a tower of 31 Soldiers with the Mantreads equipped at maximum falling speed?
...that the Medic is called "Mr. Ludwig" instead of "Dr. Ludwig" by the Devil due to Medic losing his medical license?

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-*...that originally, the [[Scout]] was planned to have a [[Nail Gun]] as a primary weapon?
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-*...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 the RED [[Medic]] takes care of at least 3 doves?
-*...that when [[disguise kit|disguising]] as a different class, the [[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 "Perpetual Testing Initiative"?
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-*...that all the [[Weapons#demomanmelee|Demoman's swords']] critical hit animation is a vertical swing, yet enemies are decapitated horizontally?
+* ...that on [[Slasher]], the words "RED SMELLS" followed by the addition of "GOOD" found in the RED outhouse is a reference to the [[w:SpongeBob SquarePants|''SpongeBob SquarePants'']] episode [https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Sailor_Mouth Sailor Mouth] where SpongeBob "finishes" someone's insulting graffiti on a dumpster by adding the word "good" to it in a similar fashion?
-*...that you can't upgrade Dispensers or Teleporters in the Xbox 360 or PS3 version of Team Fortress 2?
+* ...that [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys]] are internally called "decoder rings"?
-*...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 show is −32,767, which is one less than the lower bound of a 16 bit value?
+* ...that the [[Atomizer]]'s 15% damage penalty also affects its [[Grand Slam|kill taunt]]?
-*...that when you taunt right before you fall off a ledge it looks like you are taunting and moving around?
+* ...that the {{Key|F1}} and {{Key|F3}} keys are bound by default to nonexistent commands, <code>+showroundinfo</code> and <code>show_matchmaking</code>, respectively?
-*...that the Engineer's [[Pip-Boy]] changes the look of your construction and destruction tools' menu?
+* ...that the Scout's [[Peace Out]] taunt is a reference to the [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/grant-gustin-next-to-oliver-queens-grave Grant Gustin next to Oliver Queen's grave] meme?
-*...that the [[Rocket Jumper]] protect the soldier from dying at the end of the [[Equalizer]] kill taunt?
+* ...that the [[Dead Head]] was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the [[Skullcap]]?
-*...that any [[Sentry Gun]] aims at the center of your characters body?
-*...[[Sentry Guns]] can hit/kill the [[Engineer]] who built them?
-*...that you can survive the [[Equalizer|Equalizer's]] [[Kamikaze]] taunt by equipping the [[Rocket Jumper]]?
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-*...that the Soldier can survive the [[Equalizer]] taunt while standing under a very low ceiling, and effectively kill any unsuspecting enemies above?
+* ...that the PlayStation 3 version of [[Team Fortress 2]] was published by [[Electronic Arts]]?
-*...that the hospital in the [[Meet the Medic]] short was based on the real-life hospital near the Valve offices?
+* ...that ''[[The Naked and the Dead]]'' reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
-*...that the description for every hat and weapon in the [[Shogun Pack]] except for the [[Fan o' War]] is written in haiku?
+* ...that in the game's code, the developer comment explaining the [[Sniper achievements|Sniper achievement]] "Pincushion" simply states "Boromir someone", referencing the death of [[w:Boromir|Boromir]] in ''[[w:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]''?
-*...that according to the description of the [[Otolaryngologist's Mirror]], the entire TF team cannot pronounce otolaryngologist?
+* ...that the [[Demoman achievements|Demoman achievement]] "Operation High Dive" and the [[Soldier achievements|Soldier achievement]] "Project Excelsior" require 1644825.6 [[Hammer unit]]s which is 1827 times the length of the [[2Fort]] bridge?
-*...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 you can deal over 7 quadrillion (15 zeros) damage to a single player with the [[Mantreads]] if you land on a tower of 31 Soldiers with the Mantreads equipped at maximum falling speed?
-*...that in [[Meet the Engineer]] the song he plays on his guitar is called ''More Gun''?
+* ...that the [[Medic]] is called "Mr. Ludwig" instead of "Dr. Ludwig" by the [[Non-player characters#Devil|Devil]] due to Medic losing his medical license?
-*...that the main ingredient in the [[BLU]] [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] is radiation and the main ingredient in [[RED]] [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] is isotopes?
-*...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 [[Nessie's Nine Iron]] whispers "heads" exactly like the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker]] does, but the [[Eyelander]] doesn't?
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-*...that a [[Demoman]] can steal a [[Sniper]]'s collected heads from his [[Bazaar Bargain]]?
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-*...that the [[Persian Persuader]] is the only sword that the [[Demoman]] wields with one hand?
-*...that the [[Übersaw]]'s kill taunt is the only kill taunt without a unique kill icon?
-*...that in the apple teaser, the sniper first aims at the windows logo, then the apple logo?
-*...that its possible to kill a [[Pyro]] with Axtinguisher's crit?
-*...that in Poker Night: At The Inventory the Heavy Refers to the Pyro as Male and not Femme as speculated?
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