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...that the Phlogistinator is named after the now disproven phlogiston theory?
...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 Manniversary Paper Hat is made from a folded copy of the Jarate ad from the Sniper vs. Spy Update?
...that the Kritzkrieg, the Blutsauger, and the Ubersaw were the first unlocks added to the game?
...that the Sniper and Spy are the only characters to wear a wrist watch?
...that the Beggar's Bazooka kill icon's name is "dumpster_device"?
...that in the Razorback update, the Dead Ringer could be seen in the "dead" Spy's hand before it was officially announced?
...that the Bread Bite has 2 completely unique inspect animations, unlike the rest of Heavy's gloves?

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...that the song that plays when the viewer sees Pyroland in Meet the Pyro is a real song written by The Lovin' Spoonful called "Do You Believe in Magic"?
...that due to the different model physics, the Mutated Milk and Self-Aware Beauty Mark fly slightly farther than their original counterparts?
...that in Trailer 2, two Medics can be briefly seen in the reference pose?
...that both RED and BLU use the passcode "1111" as shown in Expiration Date on the inside of the van and Meet the Spy, as the number 1 key on the keypads is worn out?
...that the head of the parrot on the Jungle Inferno Update Day 2 page blows up if you hover your mouse over it?
...that in Meet the Sniper he is shown to have an injury called Garand Thumb?

...that the original BLU team consists of some famous historical figures, such as Nikola Tesla and Abraham Lincoln?
...that the Powerjack used to have a +25% damage bonus in addition to a +75 health on kill?
...that with the Hitman's Heatmaker you can activate Focus no matter the amount of charge it is at?
...that to make a Frying Pan Strange you can use the Strange Bacon Grease on it, unlike normal weapons where you use a Strangifier?
...that in Trailer 1 the Spy can be seen wielding a Tranquilizer Gun?
...that the Neck Snap taunt is the first partner taunt that only one class can initiate?

...that the Scout appears as a figurine in Half-Life: Alyx?
...that the Rocket Jumper and Sticky Jumper used to have max health penalties?
...that the Soldier is married to the Heavy's sister, Zhanna?
...that the label on the Bonk! Atomic Punch does not have the exclamation mark (!) after the "Bonk"?
...that the Fight Songs: The Music Of Team Fortress 2 is available on vinyl?
...that the Spycrab meme's popularity resulted in a plushie version being created?

...that a fire extinguisher on Turbine Center can put out a burning player once per round?
...that the Team Fortress Wiki has a secret?
...that the Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul originally had a zombie face instead of a skull?
...that Team Fortress 2 went through several different iterations before release, such as Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms and Invasion?
...that in Meet the Demoman, during the censored part the Demoman actually says "They've got more fecking sea monsters in the great Loch at Ness than they've got the likes of me"?
...that the Flying Guillotine has a max flight time?

...that the Cow Mangler 5000, Pomson 6000, Batsaber and a lot of other items have unused paint variants?
...that Valve employees can give themselves weapons with the special Valve quality?
...that on the queue you can change the color of the TF logo from red to blue by clicking on it?
...that the Bonk! Atomic Punch was invented in 1932 and consists of zinc, ammonium chloride, molten salt and sugar?
...that the Execution is the only taunt kill to use ammo?
...that Merasmus uses Sniper's melee animations?

...that the Chinese characters (酒吧) on the Neon Annihilator mean "bar"?
...that the Third Degree is the only direct upgrade to any weapon in the game?
...that the Classic is based on the design of the Sniper Rifle from Team Fortress Classic?
...that in the Mann vs. Machine teaser, the Scout switches between the Sandman and the stock Bat twice?
...that the gibs for each class use beta designs seen in both the first and second trailers?
...that activating all four Vaccinator charges back-to-back gives you ten seconds of ÜberCharge, two more compared to the ÜberCharges of the Medic's other secondary weapons?

...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?
...that the Eviction Notice is the fastest swinging melee weapon in the game, even faster than the Bat?
...that Valve employees have the ability to cheat on any server by using an employee exclusive cheat command called Powerplay?
...that the first classes added to QuakeWorld Team Fortress were the Scout, the Sniper, the Soldier, the Demoman and the Medic?
...that the Heavy Weapons Guy class was originally added in QuakeWorld Team Fortress because the developers loved the movie Predator?

...that the first couple of versions of Team Fortress had no teams and was purely deathmatch?
...that in case a Sapper is placed on a Sentry Gun, the Sentry manual says to "bludgeon device with reckless abandon using wrench" and "follow with sporadic shotgun fire in the immediate vicinity of the device"?
...that the Pyro class was originally added after QuakeWorld came out to help out players with slow network connections?
...that the Engineer couldn't haul his buildings until the Engineer Update, three years after Team Fortress 2 first came out?
...that the Gunboats would have been given to the Demoman if he won the WAR! Update?
...that the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker is the weapon with the longest name?

...that Medieval Mode exists because the Soldier angered a magician?
...that prior to the Meet Your Match Update, only the Quick-Fix allowed the Medic to match the speed of his patient?
...that the name "Team Fortress" came from a Doom map called fortress.wad?
...that the Disciplinary Action has the longest range compared to the other melee weapons?
...that the Engineer class was originally added in QuakeWorld Team Fortress for players who wanted to be in combat and have an impact, but didn't necessarily want to do it directly?
...that the ÜberCharge in Meet the Medic shorted out the Quick-Fix's "invuln function", which is why it rapidly heals for its ÜberCharge instead?

...that Heather Campbell, the artist who drew the original fan rendition of the Administrator, went on to illustrate many of the comics?
...that Nolan North, the voice actor for characters such as Merasmus, the Mann brothers and Zepheniah Mann, and the unused pumpkin bomb lines was born on the 31st of October, the same day as Halloween?
...that the Spy's original Knife deploy animation was much longer and more elaborate, as seen in Trailer 2?

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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 song that plays when the viewer sees [[Pyroland]] in ''[[Meet the Pyro]]'' is a real song written by [[w:The Lovin' Spoonful|The Lovin' Spoonful]] called "Do You Believe in Magic"?
-* ...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 due to the different model physics, the [[Mutated Milk]] and [[Self-Aware Beauty Mark]] fly slightly farther than their original counterparts?
-* ...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 in [[Trailer 2]], two [[Medic]]s can be briefly seen in the [[Civilian#The reference pose|reference pose]]?
-* ...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 both [[RED]] and [[BLU]] use the passcode "1111" as shown in ''[[Expiration Date]]'' on the inside of the van and ''[[Meet the Spy]]'', as the number 1 key on the keypads is worn out?
-* ...that the idea for the [[Spy]] came from a [[Team Fortress]] bug?
+* ...that the head of the parrot on the [[Jungle Inferno Update]] Day 2 page blows up if you hover your mouse over it?
-* ...that some of the [[taunts]] from the [[Love & War Update]] existed in TF2's code since [[Scream Fortress 2013]]?
+* ...that in ''[[Meet the Sniper]]'' he is shown to have an injury called Garand Thumb?
-* ...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 the [[Non-player characters#BLU team (original)|original BLU team]] consists of some famous historical figures, such as [[w:Nikola Telsa|Nikola Tesla]] and [[w:Abraham Lincoln|Abraham Lincoln]]?
-*...that on its right side, the [[Family Business]] has a small faded picture of a hammer and sickle?
+* ...that the [[Powerjack]] used to have a +25% damage bonus in addition to a +75 health on kill?
-*...that [[Shakespearicles]] invented the [[Rocket Launcher]], along with the method of [[rocket jumping]]?
+* ...that with the [[Hitman's Heatmaker]] you can activate Focus no matter the amount of charge it is at?
-*...that there's an unused .midi version of [[Intruder Alert]]?
+* ...that to make a [[Frying Pan]] [[Strange]] you can use the [[Strange Bacon Grease]] on it, unlike normal weapons where you use a [[Strangifier]]?
-*...that in the newspaper shown on the comic [[Ring of Fired]] apparently uses an invented language on the small letters?
+* ...that in [[Trailer 1]] the [[Spy]] can be seen wielding a [[Tranquilizer Gun]]?
-*...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 [[Neck Snap]] taunt is the first partner taunt that only one class can initiate?
-*...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 into different maps before the official release of Mann vs. Machine?
+* ...that the [[Scout]] appears as a figurine in Half-Life: Alyx?
-*...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 [[Rocket Jumper]] and [[Sticky Jumper]] used to have max health penalties?
-*...that the [[Sentry]] of the [[Engineer]] beeps according to their level?
+* ...that the [[Soldier]] is married to the [[Heavy]]'s sister, Zhanna?
-*...that [[RED]] and [[BLU]]'s names come from their owner's names, [[Redmond Mann]] and [[Blutarch Mann]]?
+* ...that the label on the [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] does not have the exclamation mark (!) after the "Bonk"?
-*...that Medics ÜberCharged with the [[Vaccinator]] using fire resistance can survive the [[Hadouken]] taunt kill?
+* ...that the [[Fight Songs: The Music Of Team Fortress 2]] is available on vinyl?
-*...that the [[Siberian Sophisticate]] adds a barcode to the back of [[Heavy]]'s head?
+* ...that the Spycrab meme's popularity resulted in a [[Merchandise|plushie]] version being created?
-*...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?
-*...that the [[PASS Time]] speed boost Haste is bigger than [[Mannpower]] powerup Haste?
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-*...that the [[Box Trot]] was hidden in the background of various places on the pages for the [[Gun Mettle Update|Gun Mettle Update]]?
+* ...that a fire extinguisher on [[Turbine Center]] can put out a burning player once per round?
-*...that there was an cosmetic called the [[Bonk'n'Flash]], which was scrapped due to copyright concerns and was replaced by the [[Bonk Boy]]?
+* ...that the [[Team Fortress Wiki]] has a [[w:Konami Code|secret]]?
-*...that the loading screen of [[Yukon]] still shows the old control point placement?
+* ...that the [[Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul]] originally had a zombie face instead of a skull?
-*...that the [[Conniver's Kunai]]'s over-heal bonus removes degenerative effects such as [[Fire|afterburn]] and [[Bleeding]]?
+* ...that ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' went through several different iterations before release, such as ''[[Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms]]'' and ''[[Invasion]]''?
-*...that the box from the [[Box Trot]] taunt has some Japanese written on it (スパイは、この箱のなかにいる) which translates to "The Spy is in this box"?
+* ...that in ''[[Meet the Demoman]]'', during the censored part the [[Demoman]] actually says "They've got more fecking sea monsters in the great Loch at Ness than they've got the likes of me"?
-*...that [[Your Eternal Reward]] is a reference to the knife that Jafar wields in the movie ''Aladdin''?
+* ...that the [[Flying Guillotine]] has a max flight time?
-*...that despite its description saying otherwise, the [[RoBro 3000]] has an on/off switch?
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-*...that the [[Nostromo Napalmer]] is a reference to Alien (1979), and has the same design as the prop in the movie?
+* ...that the [[Cow Mangler 5000]], [[Pomson 6000]], [[Batsaber]] and [[:Category:Items with unused painted variants|a lot of other items]] have unused paint variants?
-*...that the [[Carlton]] is based off a dance move done by [[wikipedia:List of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air characters#Carlton Banks|Carlton Banks]] in [[wikipedia:The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]?
+* ...that [[Valve]] employees can give themselves weapons with the special [[Valve (quality)|Valve quality]]?
-*...that the [[Sandman]] stuns 2 seconds longer on critical hits?
+* ...that on the queue you can change the color of the TF logo from red to blue by clicking on it?
-*...that the picture that depicts the Pyro winning the Heavy vs. Pyro war (during the [[Meet Your Match Update]]) is a reference to the [[Meet the Pyro]] cinematic in which the Heavy takes a [[Fire Axe]] to the head?
+* ...that the [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] was invented in 1932 and consists of zinc, ammonium chloride, molten salt and sugar?
-*...that the mercenaries, alongside other Valve characters appeared in a version of [[wikipedia:Peggle|Peggle]] called Peggle Extreme?
+* ...that the [[Execution]] is the only taunt kill to use ammo?
-*...that the Valve Store incorrectly lists the [[Stickybomb Launcher]] as the [[Scottish Resistance]] on the [http://valvestore.welovefine.com/tf2-demoman-action-figure-10595.html Demoman Action Figure]?
+* ...that [[Merasmus]] uses [[Sniper]]'s melee animations?
-*...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 [[Monoculus]] is the [[Demoman]]'s missing eye?
+* ...that the Chinese characters (酒吧) on the [[Neon Annihilator]] mean "bar"?
+* ...that the [[Third Degree]] is the only direct upgrade to any weapon in the game?
+* ...that the [[Classic]] is based on the design of the [[Sniper Rifle (Classic)|Sniper Rifle]] from ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]''?
+* ...that in the [[Mann vs. Machine (teaser)|Mann vs. Machine teaser]], the [[Scout]] switches between the [[Sandman]] and the stock [[Bat]] twice?
+* ...that the [[gibs]] for each class use beta designs seen in both the [[Trailer 1|first]] and [[Trailer 2|second trailers]]?
+* ...that activating all four [[Vaccinator]] charges back-to-back gives you ten seconds of [[ÜberCharge]], two more compared to the ÜberCharges of the [[Medic#Secondary|Medic's other secondary weapons]]?
+----
+* ...that with the [[Ali Baba Wee Booties]] or [[Bootlegger]], a [[Demoman shield|shield]], and 4 or more [[Eyelander|collected heads]], the [[Demoman]] becomes faster than the [[Scout]]?
+* ...that [[Gold Rush]] started as a remake of [[Dustbowl (Classic)|Dustbowl]] from ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]''?
+* ...that the [[Eviction Notice]] is the fastest swinging melee weapon in the game, even faster than the [[Bat]]?
+* ...that [[Valve]] employees have the ability to cheat on any server by using an employee exclusive cheat command called [[Cheats#Power Play|Powerplay]]?
+* ...that the first classes added to ''[[Team Fortress|QuakeWorld Team Fortress]]'' were the [[Scout (Classic)|Scout]], the [[Sniper (Classic)|Sniper]], the [[Soldier (Classic)|Soldier]], the [[Demoman (Classic)|Demoman]] and the [[Medic (Classic)|Medic]]?
+* ...that the [[Heavy (Classic)|Heavy Weapons Guy]] class was originally added in ''[[Team Fortress|QuakeWorld Team Fortress]]'' because the developers loved the movie ''[[w:Predator (film)|Predator]]''?
+----
+* ...that the first couple of versions of ''[[Team Fortress]]'' had no teams and was purely [[List of maps (Classic)|deathmatch]]?
+* ...that in case a [[Sapper]] is placed on a [[Sentry Gun]], the [[Sentry Gun#Sentry Manual|Sentry manual]] says to "bludgeon device with reckless abandon using [[wrench]]" and "follow with sporadic [[shotgun]] fire in the immediate vicinity of the device"?
+* ...that the [[Pyro]] class was originally added after ''[[w:QuakeWorld|QuakeWorld]]'' came out to help out players with slow network connections?
+* ...that the [[Engineer]] couldn't [[Buildings#Hauling|haul his buildings]] until the [[Engineer Update]], three years after ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' first came out?
+* ...that the [[Gunboats]] would have been given to the [[Demoman]] if he won the [[WAR! Update]]?
+* ...that the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker]] is the [[Weapons|weapon]] with the longest name?<!-- Longest name in general is Somewhat Threatening Unusual Mountaineering Festivized Professional Killstreak Gifting Mann's Wrap Paper Scotsman's Skullcutter. However, this may get outdated quickly due to a new map filter being able to replace "Mountaineering". -->
+----
+* ...that [[Medieval Mode]] exists because the [[Soldier]] angered a [[Merasmus|magician]]?
+* ...that prior to the [[Meet Your Match Update]], only the [[Quick-Fix]] allowed the [[Medic]] to match the speed of his patient?
+* ...that the name "Team Fortress" came from a ''[[w:Doom|Doom]]'' map called ''[https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/deathmatch/d-f/fortress fortress.wad]''?
+* ...that the [[Disciplinary Action]] has the longest range compared to the other melee weapons?
+* ...that the [[Engineer (Classic)|Engineer]] class was originally added in ''[[Team Fortress|QuakeWorld Team Fortress]]'' for players who wanted to be in combat and have an impact, but didn't necessarily want to do it directly?
+* ...that the [[ÜberCharge]] in ''[[Meet the Medic]]'' shorted out the [[Quick-Fix]]'s "invuln function", which is why it rapidly heals for its ÜberCharge instead?
+----
+* ...that [[Heather Campbell]], the artist who drew the original [[:File:Theannouncer.jpg|fan rendition]] of the [[Administrator]], went on to illustrate many of the [[comics]]?
+* ...that [[Nolan North]], the [[Voice actors|voice actor]] for characters such as [[Merasmus]], the [[Halloween Boss voice responses#Mann Brothers|Mann brothers and Zepheniah Mann]], and the [[Halloween Boss voice responses#Pumpkin bombs|unused pumpkin bomb lines]] was born on the 31st of October, the same day as Halloween?
+* ...that the [[Spy]]'s original [[Knife]] deploy animation was much longer and more elaborate, as seen in [[Trailer 2]]?
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