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*...that in ''[[Meet The Spy]]'' the RED Spy while disguised as BLU Scout pretended to cut himself on the blunt side of his Knife?
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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 [[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?
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*...that the Stickybombs placed during [[Setup time]] or [[Mann vs. Machine]] while under effect of the Kritzkrieg disappear if the Medic changes class?
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* ...that [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys]] are internally called "decoder rings"?
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*...that players on the winning team during [[Humiliation]] can respawn via switching classes?
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* ...that the [[Atomizer]]'s 15% damage penalty also affects its [[Grand Slam|kill taunt]]?
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*...that the [[Dragon's Fury]] projectile can be [[Compression blast|reflected]]?
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* ...that the {{Key|F1}} and {{Key|F3}} keys are bound by default to nonexistent commands, <code>+showroundinfo</code> and <code>show_matchmaking</code>, respectively?
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*...that 14 [[Golden Wrench]]es were destroyed for charity?
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* ...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?
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*...that the [[Rescue Ranger]]'s sine wave changes depending on the amount of metal the player has?
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* ...that the [[Dead Head]] was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the [[Skullcap]]?
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*...that a football ball can spawn when you equip with [[Ball-Kicking Boots]]?
 
 
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*...that you will regenerate all health lost from [[drowning]]?
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* ...that the PlayStation 3 version of [[Team Fortress 2]] was published by [[Electronic Arts]]?
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*...that there is an actual [[:File:War03.jpg|eye museum]] in the [[Badlands (region)#Trivia|Badlands of New Mexico]]?
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* ...that ''[[The Naked and the Dead]]'' reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
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*...that all ''Team Fortress 2'' [[Comics]] published with [[Patches|Updates]] before August, 2011, were collected in the book, ''[[The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories]]''?  
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* ...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]]''?
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*...that the [[Box Trot]] taunt is a reference to the [[w:Metal Gear|Metal Gear]] series?
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* ...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?
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*...that the [[Amputator]] has a +3 HP regeneration which can negate the [[Blutsauger]]'s -2 HP regen?
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* ...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?
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*...that the [[Soldier]] and [[Demoman]] were best friends, but the [[Administrator]] made them enemies?
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* ...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?
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*...that the [[Tartan Spartan]] has a description that references a famous line from the 2006 movie [[w:300 (film)|300]]?
 
 
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*...that [[Non-player characters#Abraham Lincoln|Abraham Lincoln]] invented stairs?
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<!--* ...that the [[Sapper]] is based on a scrapped class from ''[[Invasion]]'', an early iteration of ''Team Fortress 2''?-->
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*...that there are Cool Beans hidden on the map [[Banana Bay]]?
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* ...that there is no Pyro class in ''[[Valve's Team Fortress]]''?
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*...that Valve for a while accidentally changed the unusual drop rate to 100% on some old crates on 25th July 2019?
 
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*...that the [[Whoopee Cap]]'s description references [[w:Jughead Jones|Jughead Jones]], of [[w:Archie (comics)|''Archie Comics'']] fame, who is well-known for wearing a similar cap?
 
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*...that the music from the [[Kazotsky Kick]] taunt can be heard in the CS:GO map [https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki/Train Train], coming from a small radio inside the kitchen?
 
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*...that the [[Clinical Trial]] is the only item set in the game that doesn't feature a cosmetic?
 
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*...that at point-blank range the [[Force-A-Nature]] deals more damage than Soldier's [[Rocket Launcher]]s (except the [[Direct Hit]])?
 
 
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*...that a fully charged [[Machina]] headshot is one of the few things that can kill a Spy at full health while he's using the [[Dead Ringer]]?
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*...that the [[Festive]] [[Huntsman]] has a tag on that says "Merry Smissmas --Sniper"?
 
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*...that the [[Strange Bacon Grease]], despite its name, is actually in Unique Quality?
 
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*...that the [[Isolated Merc]] and the [[Isolationist Pack]] are the only item sets in the game to provide buffs and debuffs?
 
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*...that the [[Candy Cane]], [[Boston Basher]], [[Pain Train]], [[Back Scratcher]], [[Holiday Punch]], [[Killing Gloves of Boxing]] and the [[Machina]] are the only weapons whose stats have remained unchanged since release?
 
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*...that the Woodland Warrior [[Rocket Launcher]] skin has a hidden [[Spycrab]] in it?
 
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*...that it is possible to land a [[Mini-Crits]] using the [[Axtinguisher]] on an enemy [[Pyro]] or an enemy [[Sniper]] wearing the [[Darwin's Danger Shield]]?
 
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*...that it is possible to perform a [[Jumping#Flare_jump|flare jump]] using the [[Flare Gun]] at a very specific angle on some locations of the maps?
 
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*...that it is possible to survive to perform the Soldier's [[Kamikaze]] taunt by colliding with a ceiling before the explosion part of the taunt?
 
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*...that the [[Minigun]] is named Sasha, the [[Brass Beast]] is named Oksana, the [[Huo-Long Heater]] is named Sheila, and the [[Tomislav]] is named Svetlana?
 
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*...that [[Heavy]] has a Ph.D. in Russian literature?
 
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*...that the [[Your Eternal Reward]] is a reference to Aladdin?
 
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*...that when [[Demoman]] cleaned up at [[Merasmus]]'s home, he [[Bombinomicon (comic)|lost his eye]]?
 
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*...that the oldest known unusual is a Circling Peace Sign [[Stout Shako]]?
 
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*...that the only non-stock [[Soldier]] primary [[Weapons]] that have a hollow barrel are the [[Original]] and the [[Rocket Jumper]]?
 
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*...that with the [[Lumbricus Lid]] equipped the [[Kamikaze]] taunt will have a unique [[Kill icon]]?
 
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*...that the [[Unusual Haunted Metal Scrap]] and the [[Headtaker|Unusual Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker]] is the only [[Unusual]] quality items you can get for free in-game?
 
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*...that there are [[RED]] Versions of the [[Mann vs. Machine]] robots in the files, but nowhere to be seen in-game?
 
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*...that a fully [[Overheal|overhealed]] [[Heavy]] with the [[Fists of Steel]] active and under the effect of the [[Dalokohs Bar]] can survive a fully-charged [[Machina]] [[headshot]]?
 
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*...that the [[Festive]] lights on some weapons are powered by [[List_of_companies|Bonk!]] batteries?
 
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*...that the [[Engineer]] at the end of "[[Meet the Medic]]" is playing "[[A Little Heart to Heart (Soundtrack)|A Little Heart to Heart]]" on his guitar?
 
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*...that it was revealed in the [[Comics]] that there were several teams hired by the [[Administrator]] named Vanguard, Echelon, and Citadel?
 
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*...that the [[BLU]] [[Pyro (Classic)|Team Fortress Classic Pyro]] is a woman named Beatrice?
 
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*...that there are a total of 160 weapons?
 
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*...that [[Scout]] has 7 older brothers and he is the youngest?
 
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*...that the [[Engineer]] and [[Medic]] have the least amount of weapons?
 
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*...that the Scout and [[Pyro]] have the most amount of weapons?
 
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*...that the only taunt you can unlock for free is the [[Director's Vision]]?
 
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*...that the [[Pyro]] has the most taunt kills?
 
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*...that in the [[Ghoul Box]], a cosmetic item for the [[Engineer]], it shows a hidden rat in its textures referencing the creator's late pet rat?
 
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*...that the highest player peak as of 2020 is 131,300 players?
 
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*...that the [[Demoman]] was once poisoned in the comic, Old wounds, by nothing but food since he drinks alcohol a lot?
 
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*...that the [[Sniper]] is the tallest class?
 
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*...that the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann]] is [[Zepheniah Mann]]'s brother?
 
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*...that the [[Nessie's Nine Iron]], a melee reskin for Demoman, is a reference to the legendary Scottish monster, the [[w:Loch Ness Monster|Loch Ness Monster]]?
 
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*...that the [[Spy]] is known to speak phrases in French, Spanish and Italian.
 
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*...that the [[Sniper (Classic)|Team Fortress Classic Sniper]] is named Virgil?
 
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*...that the [[Engineer (Classic)|Team Fortess Classic Engineer]] is named Fred?
 
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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?

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