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...that the Scout and Pyro have the most amount of weapons?
...that the Baby Face's Blaster and the Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol are named after the famous criminals George "Baby Face" Nelson and Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd?
...that in the Scout Update, if you sent a letter to Mann Co. ordering a Force-A-Nature, you would get a letter from Saxton Hale saying they were out of stock, but in The Contract comic, they were overstocked?
...that the capture status indicator on the HUD for a control point breaks with 16 or more players on the point?
...that the Scout trained himself to run so that he could beat his older brothers to fights in the south streets of Boston?
...that in Meet the Spy while Spy fights with the Medic, after knocking his glasses into the air a Half-Life 2 crate prop appears?
...that the Sentry Gun is the fastest deployable building an Engineer can construct?
...that Saxton Hale fought a lion while cutting his hair?

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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 the Self-Aware Beauty Mark's name is a reference to a line the Medic says in Expiration Date?

...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?
...that a fully overhealed Demoman with the Chargin' Targe can survive the Hadouken?
...that a fully overhealed Heavy can survive the the Pyro's Execution kill taunt?
...that the Claidheamh Mòr was originally called the "Claidheamohmor" before it was changed to its current name for the "joy of our Celtic players"?

...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 Heavy is the only class without a taunt for most all class melee weapons?

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-*...that a [[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]] was the first official map to take place at night?
-*...that [[Sawmill]] was the first official map to feature weather effects?
-*...that the [[Sniper]]'s father is more than slightly disappointed he did not become a doctor?
-*...that Abraham Lincoln ''loves'' [[Arena]] Mode?
-*...that a [[BLU]] [[Spy]] periodically appeared behind the [[RED]] [[Sniper]] in the Day 3 post of the Sniper Update before the Spy Update was ultimately revealed?
-*...that in the [[Razorback]] update, the [[Dead Ringer]] can be seen in the 'dead' Spy's hand before it was officially announced?[http://www.teamfortress.com/spyupdate/day03_english.htm]
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-*...that the Spy ordered the [[Cloak and Dagger]] and [[Dead Ringer]] Spy Watches from the 'Dapper Rogue Catalogue for the Gentleman Scoundrel'?[http://www.teamfortress.com/spyupdate/english.htm]
-*...that [[Sawmill]] is built on top of an abandoned [[Spytech]] base?
-*...that the [[Spy]] can change his skeleton in an excruciatingly painful but worthwhile fashion using his Crab-Walking Kit?
-*...that the background in the [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] page for the Scout Update revealed the [[Payload Race]] match mode before it was announced on Day 2 of the Sniper/Spy Update?
-*...that on 17th May 2009, [[Meet the Spy]] was leaked onto Youtube?[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAMZOkTzvaw&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Ftf2wiki.net%2Fwiki%2FMeet_the_Spy&feature=player_embedded]
-*...that at the end of [[Meet the Spy]] he stabs the [[Heavy]] and [[Soldier]] to the tune of the ending flourish?
-*...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]] [[Scout's mother]]?
-*...that [[Meet the Spy]] is the first [[Meet the Team]] video to have someone killed by their own teammate?
-*...that the bore of the [[Ambassador]] has been estimated to be around [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v401/aboojumsnark/ambassadorcaliber.jpg .88 cal?]
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-*...that in [[Meet the Spy]], when the [[Scout]] is flipping the [[RED]] [[Spy]]'s [[butterfly knife]], the blade hits his knuckles, although he sucks his thumb?
-*...that despite having eight children, the [[Scout's mom]] somehow managed to keep her figure?
-*...that by crouch jumping with the [[Scout]] you can jump on the torches in [[Egypt]]'s spawn and take damage?
-*...that the [[Spy]] achievement 'Skullpluggery' and the [[Sniper]] achievement 'Self-destruct Sequence' are the first 2 achievements to have the same image?
-*...that if you join [[Saxton Hale]]'s [[Jarate]] course, you also get an outline course for Drunken Boxing, Drunken Headbutting, Drunken Cry-Fighting, Drunken Apology-Making and Shaolin Drunken Knife Wrestling?
-*...that [[Saxton Hale]]'s [[Jarate]] pills triple the size of your kidneys, and as a side-effect causes your organs to shut down?
-*...that in the last three panels of the [[Jarate]] advert comic,  the [[Sniper]]'s hat is worn backward?
-*...that the appearance of the most common [[Saxton Hale]] image and the comic in which the Sniper becomes a [[Jarate]] master[http://tf2wiki.net/w/images/a/ab/07_comic_large.jpg] are based on on old advertisement[http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4156/sniperreference.jpg] endorsed by bodybuilder [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Atlas Charles Atlas]?
-*...that an image of the [[Scout's mother]] is engraved on the [[Ambassador]]?
-*...that the [[Medic]] was the only [[class]] not to recieve a [[taunt]] attack in his own update?
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-*...that some of the BLU emergency panels shown in [[Meet the Spy]] include: Depressed, Is Drunk, Lost Dracula, Is A Man, Is A Women, On Toilet, Opened Briefcase, On Break, Found Dracula, Mangled, Needs Roommate, Needs A Ride, Stole Car, Has Evil Twin, Leaked Video and Hungry?
-*...that in [[Meet the Spy]], the [[BLU]] [[Sniper]] holds the [[sniper rifle]] left-handed?
-*...that the [[Scout]] wears a left-handed [[batter's helmet]], despite the fact he is a right-handed batter?
-*...that due to connection problems, a server can end up having low gravity, mixed-up animations or different weapons for different classes as well as mismatched textures?
-*...that a [[Pyro]]s [[compression blast]] can help other [[class]]es get to places that are typically unreachable, (though the Pyro has to be on the opposing team to the recipient)?
-*...that it is possible to kill a player on the winning side during [[humiliation]]?
-*...that the [[Sniper]] is the first [[class]] to recieve two unlockables for the same weapon slot, as both the [[Razorback]] and [[Jarate]] are secondary weapons?
-*...that even though the [[Razorback]] is said to have a car battery taped to the back, it is actually taped to the front?
-*...that if a [[Medic]] is killed before activating a fully charged [[Kritzkrieg]], the Medic will be briefly surrounded with electricity?
-*...that the hieroglyphs in [[Egypt]] include the [[Heavy]] with his minigun, the [[Spy]] backstabbing someone, a level 1 [[Sentry]], a [[Sapper]], and the [[Backstab]] symbol?
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-*...that a [[Pyro]] can set [[Huntsman]] arrows on [[fire]], adding an [[afterburn]] effect to the shot (with this also producing a different kill icon)?
-*...that the security camera at the front of [[BLU]]'s 2Fort base is actually [[RED]]?
-*...that a [[Pyro]]'s airblast can reflect enemy [[Jarate]] and [[Huntsman]] arrows?
-*...that the [[Ambassador]] originally couldn't destroy [[Engineer]] buildings or [[Demoman]] sticky bombs?
-*...that the [[Ambassador]] originally only did Mini-Crit [[headshot]]s?
-*...that in the [[Meet the Scout]] video, the [[Scout]] actually [[double jump]]s off the shipping container?
-*...that the [[Soldier]] is known to post on the [[TF2 Official Blog]]?
-*...that the [[Sniper]] and [[Spy]] are the only classes that don't say "Boo" when they jeer?
-*...that there is a one in ten chance that when taunting with the [[Disguise kit]], the Spy will do a (Spy)crab impression?
-*...that the [[RED]] [[Spy]] refers to the [[BLU]] [[Scout's mother]] affectionately as "Ma Petite Chou-fleur", or "My Little Cauliflower"?
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+* ...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 due to the different model physics, the [[Mutated Milk]] and [[Self-Aware Beauty Mark]] fly slightly farther than their original counterparts?
-*...that the [[Sniper]] was the first [[class]] to recieve a [[taunt]] kill with a [[primary]] [[weapon]]?
+* ...that in [[Trailer 2]], two [[Medic]]s can be briefly seen in the [[Civilian#The reference pose|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 all classes except the [[Scout]] and possibly the [[Pyro]] have either stubble or facial hair?
+* ...that the head of the parrot on the [[Jungle Inferno Update]] Day 2 page blows up if you hover your mouse over it?
+* ...that the [[Self-Aware Beauty Mark]]'s name is a reference to a line the Medic says in ''[[Expiration Date]]''?
-*...that [[Jarate]] can hit people on the other side of a starting gate?
-*...that the [[Sniper]] originally fired his [[Huntsman]] in a right-handed manner?
-*...that the [[Spy]] was the first class to be able to do 2 different [[taunts]] with the same weapon?
-*...that the [[Pyro]] was the only class to receive a class update without receiving a new [[taunt]]?
-*...that ever since the incident in [[Meet the Spy]], the [[Sniper]] now has a scar on his face that stretches from his ear to his nose?
-*...that the [[Ambassador]] was originally able to shoot through multiple targets?
-*...that cylinder does not rotate when a shot is fired with the [[Revolver]] or the [[Ambassador]]?
-*...that the [[Engineer]] uses a monkey [[wrench]]?
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+* ...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 the [[Powerjack]] used to have a +25% damage bonus in addition to a +75 health on kill?
-*...that the theme song has exactly nine beats at the end, the same number as there are [[classes]]?
+* ...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 after the [[Scout]] touches the camera lens in [[Meet the Scout]], he leaves a finger print that stays there the rest of the video?
+* ...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?
-*...the the [[Meet the Spy]] video is the only [[Meet the Team]] video to be released alongside its relevant class update?
-*...that the [[Spy]] is currently the only class to hold a [[primary weapon]] with one hand?
-*...that Mann Co. can be rearranged as 'Con Man'?
-*...that [[2Fort]] takes place at 3:07 in the afternoon, as shown by the clock in the room at the top of the spiral staircase?
-*...that the [[RED]] [[Spy]] never removes his mask, not even when making love?
-*...that Valve has adopted a policy against using external programs to idle (with those who didn't before the 2nd September receiving the [[Cheater's lament]])?
-*...that the [[Sniper]]'s voice actor, [[John Patrick Lowrie]], is married to [[Ellen McLain]], voice actress for the the [[Administrator]]?
-*...the [[Scout]], the [[Sniper]] and the [[Spy]] are the only 3 classes that do not wear boots?
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+* ...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 [[Medic]] and [[Demoman]] are the only classes without any weapons that fire bullets?
+* ...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 in [[Meet the Spy]], the apparant [[Scout]] touches the [[intelligence]], though in-game this would cause him to lose his [[disguise]]?
+* ...that the [[Fight Songs: The Music Of Team Fortress 2]] is available on vinyl?
+* ...that the Spycrab meme's popularity resulted in a [[Merchandise|plushie]] version being created?
-*...that the [[Medic]] is the only class holding a secondary weapon on the class selection screen?
-*...that the pressure tank on the [[Pyro]]'s back is for air rather than fuel, as the fuel for the [[flamethrower]] is contained in a large kerosene gas tank inside the flamethrower itself?
-*...that the [[Soldier]] and the [[Pyro]] are the only 2 classes to die of environmental death in a [[Meet the Team]] video (as both are killed by a moving [[train]] in [[Meet the Scout]])?
-*...that the [[sapper]] only has one wire when being held by the [[Spy]], but gains a second wire when attached to a building?
-*...that the [[Razorback]] is the only weapon that is visible at all times when equipped?
-*...the [[Spy]] is the only class in the character selecetion screen to hold a different weapon in his HUD image and his character select model, with his HUD appearance holding the [[Revolver]] and his model holding a [[knife]]?
-*...the class icon for the [[Demoman]] in the character selection screen is left-handed?
-*...that in [[Meet the Engineer]] the back of the truck behind the RED Engineer is filled with BLU [[Intelligence]] Cases?
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+* ...that a fire extinguisher on [[Turbine Center]] can put out a burning player once per round?
+* ...that the [[Team Fortress Wiki]] has a [[w:Konami Code|secret]]?
-*...the taunt kill icon for the [[Huntsman]] depicts a gloved right hand[http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/File:Arrowstabicon.png], though the [[Sniper]] wears his glove on his left hand?
+* ...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]]''?
-*...the [[Sniper]] only wears a left hand glove in the world view, but wears two in the player view?
+* ...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?
-*...the [[Scout]]'s "[http://www.tf2wiki.net/w/images/c/c3/Scout_award07.wav No otha' class gonna do dat!]" line is the one time a class has actually referred to themselves as a class?
-*...that the [[Pyro]] and the [[Spy]] are both voiced by the same [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0060794/ voice actor]?
-*...that in "Meet the Demoman" the RED team comes out of the Attacking spawn, and BLU comes out of the Defending spawn?
-*...that [[Pipeline]] matches take place at 3:07 AM, a 12 hour difference to [[2fort]]'s match time (3:07 PM)?
-*...that in [[Meet the Engineer]] the 'campfire' near the truck is actually a burning BLU [[Sniper]]'s corpse?
-*...that the Soldier [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3013 has] personally killed 6,078 men in cold blood while looking them in the eye; jumped on 1,455 live grenades; and stuffed fourteen feet of his own intestine back into his stomach?
-*...that the Dead Ringer does not have an in-game world model?
-*...that [[Saxton Hale]] single-handedly wiped out the deadly Indonesian Berzerker Shark?
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+* ...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 [[Valve]] employees can give themselves weapons with the special [[Valve (quality)|Valve quality]]?
-*...that the model for the [[Engineer]] has no eyeballs, as his goggles are actually part of his face (unlike the [[Demoman]]'s eyepatch)?
+* ...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 [[Demoman]] is the only class with visible eyes that aren't blue?
+* ...that the [[Execution]] is the only taunt kill to use ammo?
+* ...that [[Merasmus]] uses [[Sniper]]'s melee animations?
-*...that the [[Spy]] fights with his [[knife]] in his right hand, but fences with his left?
-*...that if you reload the [[Revolver]] or the [[Ambassador]] and quickly pull out the [[Dead Ringer]], the [[Spy]] will appear to have three arms?
-*...that reloading the [[Force-A-Nature]] after firing one shot will throw away the second round, effectively wasting it?
-*...that the Dead Ringer image in the Gentleman Scoundrel Magazine had a button on the right side, while in-game the Dead Ringer has the button on the left side?
-*...that the Demoman's mother, Mrs. DeGroot, was the first of the classes' parents to be seen talking during her appearance?
-*...that in the world-view, the [[Sandman]]'s ball is invisible when idle?
-*...that so far, the Scout Update and the WAR! Update are the only two Class Updates released without a Meet the Team video?
-*...the [[Direct hit]] is the only weapon to have a brand name imprinted on it (the words MANN CO. appear on the scope)?
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+* ...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 [[Saxton Hale]]'s chest and scalp hair disappear when he barrel rolls into his office in his comic?[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/03.htm]
+* ...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?
-*...the [[Eyelander]] was first shown in the comic to have a gold hilt but this has not been seen in subsequent showings?[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/demo/04.htm]
+* ...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]]?
-*...the title outside the [[Soldier]]'s residence states 'Mr. Jane Doe'. 'Jane Doe', however, is a term given to a female whose name is not known, generally in the military and during [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopsy post-mortems]?
-*...the strangling holes in the [[Soldier]]s door disappeared when he asked who was at the door in his comic? [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/02.htm]
-*...the [[Administrator]]'s chair changes shape between the last two pages of the [[Soldier]] comic?[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/05.htm][http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/06.htm]
-*...the [[Soldier]] was the first class to have 4 possible unlockable items: the [[Direct hit]], the [[Buff Banner]], the [[Equalizer]] and the [[Gunboats]]?
-*...the [[Pyro]] is the only class that is able to taunt kill with 2 different weapons: the [[Shotgun]] and the [[Flaregun]]?
-*...it is possible to critical-hit a [[Pyro]] with the [[Axtinguisher]]? (It requires another [[Pyro]] to constantly hit the enemy [[Pyro]] with his/her [[Flamethrower]])
-*...the [[Direct hit]] has a scope, but you cannot use it?
-*...that the [[Pyro]] was the first class to appear wielding an unlockable weapon in a '[[Meet the Team]]' video?
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+* ...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 [[Engineer]] is the only class that can't [[Taunt]] kill?
+* ...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 [[Pyro]] was the first class able to do a [[Taunt]] kill?
+* ...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]]''?
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-*...that on the [[Soldier]]'s Buff Banner backpack there is a text over the eagle saying "Screaming Eagles" like the Screaming Eagles achivement?
-*...that the [[Demoman]] is the only class who never speaks his native language of Highland Gaelic?
-*...that the [[Soldier]]'s Grenade taunt kill can be survived if you have the [[Gunboats]] equipped?
-*...that the [[Heavy]] holds his [[Minigun]] much higher in first-person, than in third-person?
-*...that if you kill a Soldier while he is performing the [[Grenade (Taunt)|Grenade]] taunt, you will be credited with the kill with the grenade icon?
-*...that a [[Sentry gun]]'s rockets can damage and even kill teammates if the Sentry was destroyed after firing them?
-*...that the [[Soldier]]'s [[Grenade (Taunt)|Grenade]] is the only taunt kill capable of killing the user?
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+* ...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 [[Saxton Hale]]'s chest hair is in the shape of Australia?[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/02.htm]
+* ...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 in the early stages of the TF2 Beta, the [[Sniper]] taunts used [[Medic]] dialogue?
+* ...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". -->
-*...despite constant reference to her title[http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3219][http://www.teamfortress.com/war/administrator/03.htm], the Administrator is still known as and called the [[Announcer]] by the Team Fortress community?
-*...the chair the Administrator sits on in page 5 of the [[Soldier]] comic has the same design as the chair that sits behind the desk of 2Fort intel rooms?[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/05.htm][http://tf2wiki.net/w/images/6/6b/TF2_2fort_intel.jpg]
-*...a [[Sentry]] beeps once, twice or thrice according to its level whenever it switches direction in its "idle" state?
-*... that a Demoman carrying an [[Eyelander]] will swing horizontally for non-critical hits and vertically downwards for critical hits in first person view, but will always swing vertically downwards in third person view?
-*... that a [[Spy]] can remove his own [[Sapper]] using the console command "destroy 4"?
-*...that in the Steam store, the TF2 banner pictures a RED [[Heavy]] wearing bullets on his left shoulder, yet he normally wears them on his right?
-*...that the [[Engineer]]'s [[Pistol]], with 212 total ammo, has the most ammo out of any of the weapons, beating both the flamethrower and the minigun by 12?
-*...that in some cases it is easier for a [[Pyro]] to kill a level 3 [[Sentry]] than a level 2, by hopping in and out of it's range and airblasting the rockets?
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+* ...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 to date, the [[Soldier]] has the most taunts in the game, having a unique taunt for the [[Equalizer]], the [[Direct hit]], the [[Rocket Launcher]], the [[Shovel]], the [[Shotgun]] and the [[Buff Banner]], making six taunts in total?
+* ...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 [[Razorback]] and the [[Buff Banner]] are the only weapons that are visible at all times when equipped?
+* ...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 to date, the [[Soldier]] has the most weapons in game? having 2 primary weapons, 3 secondary weapons and 3 melee weapons, making 8 weapons in total?
-*...that the [[Pyro]], [[Heavy]], and [[Spy]] are the only classes to have taunt kills using one of their original taunts?
-*...the [[Scout]] achievement 'Foul Territory' and the Demoman achievement 'He Who Celt It' have the same image?
-*...that The [[Hound Dog]] is the first hat to have the prefix "The" before it's name?
-*...that The [[Hound Dog]] is the first official hat to add eyewear to a class, in this case sunglasses to the [[Heavy]]?
-*...that [[Hotrod]] flips down over the [[Engineer]]'s face when he is holding a building's blueprints?
-*...that [[Hotrod]] is the only hat to have movement that isn't 'jigglebone' related?
-*...that in the [[Meet the Team]] videos, where it says 'Meet the Spy' for example, near the bottom right, it says 'Copyright lololol'?
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+* ...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 to date the Spy and the Soldier are the only ones who were presented as BLU in their own updates?
+* ...that the [[Spy]]'s original [[Knife]] deploy animation was much longer and more elaborate, as seen in [[Trailer 2]]?
+* ...that a fully [[overheal]]ed Demoman with the [[Chargin' Targe]] can survive the [[Hadouken]]?
-*...that, when not in use, the [[Engineer]] taps the pump of his [[shotgun]]?
+* ...that a fully overhealed [[Heavy]] can survive the the [[Pyro]]'s [[Execution]] kill taunt?
+* ...that the [[Claidheamh Mòr]] was originally called the "Claidheamohmor" before it was changed to its current name for the "[[December 21, 2010 Patch|joy of our Celtic players]]"?
-*...that the Demoman's [[Grenade Launcher]] is based off the real life [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M79_grenade_launcher M79 Grenade Launcher]?
-*...that if a Huntsman arrow collides with another arrow, they will both break in mid-air?
-*...that compression blasted projectiles, when hitting a opponent, will result in a [[Mini-crit]]?
-*...that the [[Mercenary]] was originally called the Weekend Warrior?
-*...that after throwing [[Jarate]] upwards, it will eventually explode - even without hitting anything?
-*...the [[Killer's Kabuto ]] is the only class hat to have its class wearers logo embroided on it?
-*...the [[Pain Train]] is the first unlockable weapon usable by 2 classes?
-*...the [[Pain Train]] is the first weapon to have 2 different taunts animations that are different depending on which class is using it?
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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?
+* ...that [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys]] are internally called "decoder rings"?
+* ...that the [[Atomizer]]'s 15% damage penalty also affects its [[Grand Slam|kill taunt]]?
+* ...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 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 Heavy is the only class without a taunt for most all class melee weapons?
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-*...that stunning the [[Soldier]] with the [[Sandman]] while he is taunting with the [[Equalizer]] will stop him from exploding?
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-*...that the [[Demoman]] was the first class to have four [[melee]] [[weapons]]?
-*...that [[Sniper]], [[Demoman]], and [[Scout]] are the only classes that have food in their domination lines?
-*...that the [[Tribalman's shiv]] was the first [[melee]] unlockable for [[Sniper]]?
-*...that [[Scotsman's skullcutter]] and [[Eyelander]] are the only weapons that can decapitate?
-*...that the [[Sandman]] originally disabled double-jumps?
-*...that the [[Sandman]] also had a health penalty when equipped?
-*...that using the left-handed viewmodels are just complete reversals of the regular viewmodels?(Ex. Demoman's bottle is dated to year 8081, etc.)
-*...that the [[Control Point podcast]] ended after 100 episodes?
-*...that the [[Sandvich]] was the first item to have its own [[Meet the Team]] video?
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-*...that when the [[Engineer]] reloads his [[pistol]], he puts the clip in in reverse?
-*...that the Team Fortress logo is rotated at a 7° tilt?
-*...that the [[Scotsman's skullcutter]] originally had the [[bottle]] sound?
-*...that if you hold reload while firing the [[Scout]]'s or [[Engineer]]'s [[pistol]], the animation will reload half way, fire, then do the same thing again?
-*...that in the second spawn room in [[Granary]], a [[Pyro]] could [[airblast]] an enemy above the spawn room, giving them an overlook inside of it?
-*...that if you hang out of the battlement window on either team in [[Double Cross]], you can shoot clear into the opposing team's courtyard.
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