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...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 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 there are modern-day computers hidden behind the cracked doors on DeGroot Keep?
...that during the Meet the Demoman video, a Dispenser is shown behind the Sentry Gun, but disappears after the scene cuts back from the Demoman?
...that while consuming the Sandvich, the Heavy cannot be stunned?
...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 the only taunt you can unlock for free is the Director's Vision?
...that the number displayed when Display damage done as text over your target is enabled, the most damage that can appear is −32,767, which is one more than the lower bound of a 16 bit value?
...that Scout has 7 older brothers and he is the youngest?

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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?

...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 Administrator's real name is Helen?
...that The Naked and the Dead reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?

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-* ...that you can play Team Fortress 2 using a controller or in [[Oculus Rift User Guide|Virtual Reality]]?
+* ...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 in [[Meet the Spy]], the door to the briefcase room opens after the code is put in, meaning that the password was actually 1111?
-* ...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 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 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?
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 * ...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 [[Self-Aware Beauty Mark]]'s name is a reference to a line the Medic says in ''[[Expiration Date]]''?
-* ...that the [[Cheats|console command]] {{code|impulse 102}} spawns a human skull?
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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 with the [[Hitman's Heatmaker]] you can activate Focus no matter the amount of charge it is at?
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 * ...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 [[Soldier]] is married to the [[Heavy]]'s sister, Zhanna?
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 * ...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 [[Merchandise|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 [[w:Konami Code|secret]]?
+* ...that the [[Team Fortress Wiki]] has a [[w:Konami Code|secret]]?
-* ...that the [[Upgrade to Premium Gift]]'s bar code has a small bit of text under it that reads *MAGGOTS*?
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 * ...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 ''[[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 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 [[: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 [[Valve]] employees can give themselves weapons with the special [[Valve (quality)|Valve quality]]?
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 * ...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 (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 [[Mann vs. Machine (teaser)|Mann vs. Machine teaser]] is the only official video where [[RED]] and [[BLU]] members team up?
 * ...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 [[Gold Rush]] was originally a remake of [[Dustbowl]]?
+* ...that the first couple of versions of ''[[Team Fortress]]'' had no teams and was purely [[List of maps (Classic)|deathmatch]]?
-* ...that the [[Eviction Notice]] is the fastest swinging melee weapon in the game, even faster than the [[Bat]]?
+* ...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 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]] class was originally added after ''[[w:QuakeWorld|QuakeWorld]]'' came out to help out players with slow network connections?
-* ...that the [[Desk Engineer]] cosmetic has a hidden bisexual pride and transgender pride flag on the back of the ID card?
+* ...that the [[Engineer]] couldn't [[Buildings#Hauling|haul his buildings]] until the [[Engineer Update]], three years after ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' first came out?
-* ...that there are several doors and shops in [[Turbine Centre]] with references on them to different people, including [[w:Jerma985|Jerma985]], [[w:Bruce Wayne|Bruce Wayne]], and [[Eric Smith]]?
+* ...that the [[Gunboats]] would have been given to the [[Demoman]] if he won the [[WAR! Update]]?
-* ...that the first classes were the [[Scout (Classic)|Scout]], the [[Sniper (Classic)|Sniper]], the [[Soldier (Classic)|Soldier]], the [[Demoman (Classic)|Demoman]] and the [[Medic (Classic)|Medic]] because they were based off [[w:Quake (game)|Quake]]'s existing weapons?
+* ...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". -->
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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 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]]?
+* ...that a fully [[overheal]]ed 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 "[[December 21, 2010 Patch|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 [[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?
 ----
-* ...that the [[Heavy]] was originally added in [[Team Fortress]] because the developers loved [[w:Predator (film)|Predator]]?
+* ...that the [[Dead Head]] was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the [[Skullcap]]?
-* ...that [[2Fort]] and [[Well]] started out as [[2Fort5|unofficial]] [[Well6|maps]] before they were both made [[2Fort (Classic)|official]] [[Well (Classic)|maps]] in [[Team Fortress Classic]] and later [[Team Fortress 2]]?
+* ...that the PlayStation 3 version of [[Team Fortress 2]] was published by [[Electronic Arts]]?
-* ...that the first couple of versions of [[Team Fortress]] had no teams and was purely [[Deathmatch|deathmatch]]?
+* ...that the [[Administrator]]'s real name is Helen?
-* ...that in case a [[Sapper]] is placed on a [[Sentry Gun]], its [[Sentry Gun#Sentry Manual|manual]] says to "bludgeon device with reckless abandon using [[Wrench|wrench]]" and "follow with sporadic [[Shotgun|shotgun]] fire in the immediate vicinity of the device"?
+* ...that ''[[The Naked and the Dead]]'' reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
-* ...that the [[Pyro]] was originally added after [[w:QuakeWorld|QuakeWorld]] came out to help out players with slow network connections?
-* ...that the BLU [[Scout]]'s pants are dark blue instead of grey in [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/5/5b/Scout_gibs_incoming.png old] [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/b/b3/Bludefending.jpg promotional] [[Trailer 2|material]]?
 ----
-* ...that - '''HEY!''' Ya' listenin'? Okay. Did ya' know that the [[Scout]] hurts people, he's a [[Force-A-Nature|force a' nature]], and if you were from where he was from, you'd be f**kin' dead?
-* ...that ''[[Meet the Scout]]'' is the only time Scout actually swears?
-* ...that deploying a [[Vaccinator]] [[ÜberCharge]] of a selected damage type completely negates all [[Critical hits|critical hits]] from that damage type?
-* ...that the [[Engineer]] couldn't pick up his [[Buildings|buildings]] until 2010, three years after [[Team Fortress 2]] first came out?
-* ...that the [[Gunboats]] would've been given to the [[Demoman]] if he won against the [[Soldier]] in a competition held during the [[WAR! Update]]?
-* ...that the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker]] is the [[weapon]] with the longest name?
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