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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 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 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 the [[Scout]] would have been able to catch [[projectiles]] and throw them back using the [[Catcher's Mitt]]?
+* ...that [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys]] are internally called "decoder rings"?
-* ...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 [[Atomizer]]'s 15% damage penalty also affects its [[Grand Slam|kill taunt]]?
-* ...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 {{Key|F1}} and {{Key|F3}} keys are bound by default to nonexistent commands, <code>+showroundinfo</code> and <code>show_matchmaking</code>, respectively?
-* ...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 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 [[Respawn#Respawn|Respawn Rooms]] were planned to have turrets, but were scrapped before the final release?
+* ...that the [[Dead Head]] was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the [[Skullcap]]?
-* ...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 letters "MTP", which are the initials for [[Meet the Pyro]], are carved on the [[Scorched Key]]?
+* ...that the PlayStation 3 version of [[Team Fortress 2]] was published by [[Electronic Arts]]?
-* ...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 ''[[The Naked and the Dead]]'' reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
-* ...that there have been [[ARG|Easter eggs]] about [[Mann vs. Machine]] dating as far back as the [[Engineer Update]]?
+* ...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 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 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 Bossa Studios released an update for the game [[Surgeon Simulator 2013]] based on [[Meet the Medic]]?
+* ...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 a useless wire connected to a power socket at both ends loops around the [[2Fort]] intel rooms?
+* ...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 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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-* ...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?
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-* ...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 the files for the [[Sniper]]'s [[Kukri]] (such as texture, model and sound) lists it as "machete"
-*...that there are unused headshot and backstab animations for MVM's robots? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ0cCS-KBvo]
-* ...that [[Merasmus]] has a tattoo of the Soldier's emblem on his left bicep?
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-* ...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 [[Spy]]'s [[Gibs]] actually depict his beta model instead of his in-game one?
-* ...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 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 it is possible to [[assist]] yourself as a [[Scout]] by killing someone right as your [[Mad Milk]] lands on said person?
-*...that there's an unused .midi version of [[Intruder Alert]]?
-*...that in the newspaper shown on the comic [[Ring of Fired]] apparently uses an invented language on the small letters?
-*...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 the [[Carrier Tank]] in [[Mann vs. Machine]] was placed in to multiple 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 colors ( [[RED]] and [[BLU]] ) came from the names: [[Redmond]] and [[Blutarch]] but not on their color? and it's meanings are [[Reliable_Excavation_Demolition]] and [[Builders_League_United]]?
-*...that the [[Disciplinary Action]] can hit enemy players from the back?
-*...that if you press up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Enter at the Teamfortress Wiki homepage, a spy will sap the logo?
-*...that Medics ÜberCharged with the [[Vaccinator]] using fire resistance can survive the [[Hadouken]] taunt kill?
-*...that healing a [[Detonator]] jumping Pyro with the [[Vaccinator]] using bullet resistance will heal the Medic by 9 HP?
-*...that the [[Siberian Sophisticate]] adds a barcode to the back of [[Heavy]]'s head?
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-*...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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+* [[Template:Did you know/Previously featured facts|Previously featured facts]]
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