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*...that [[Sawmill]] is built on top of an abandoned Spytech base?
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*...that [[Meet the Spy]] was leaked onto YouTube on May 17, 2009, two days before its intended release?
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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"?
 
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* ...that due to the different model physics, the [[Mutated Milk]] and [[Self-Aware Beauty Mark]] fly slightly farther than their original counterparts?
*...that an image of the [[Non-player_characters#BLU_Scout.27s_Mother|Scout's mother]] is engraved on the [[Ambassador]]?
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* ...that in [[Trailer 2]], two [[Medic]]s can be briefly seen in the [[Civilian#The reference pose|reference pose]]?
 
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* ...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 [[Scout]] wears a left-handed [[Batter's Helmet]], despite the fact he is a right-handed batter?
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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?
 
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* ...that the [[Self-Aware Beauty Mark]]'s name is a reference to a line the Medic says in ''[[Expiration Date]]''?
*...that it is possible to kill a player on the winning side during [[humiliation]] with a [[Taunt kill]]?
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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 hieroglyphs in [[Egypt]] include the [[Heavy]] with his Minigun, the [[Spy]] backstabbing someone, a level 1 [[Sentry Gun]], a [[Sapper]], and the [[Backstab]] symbol?
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* ...that the [[Powerjack]] used to have a +25% damage bonus in addition to a +75 health on kill?
 
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* ...that with the [[Hitman's Heatmaker]] you can activate Focus no matter the amount of charge it is at?
*...that the [[Ambassador]] was originally able to shoot through multiple targets?
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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]]?
 
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* ...that in [[Trailer 1]] the [[Spy]] can be seen wielding a [[Tranquilizer Gun]]?
*...that after the [[Scout]] touches the camera lens in [[Meet the Scout]], he leaves a finger print that stays there for the rest of the video?
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* ...that the [[Neck Snap]] taunt is the first partner taunt that only one class can initiate?
 
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*...that the [[Spy]] fights with his [[Knife]] in his right hand, but fences with his left?
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* ...that the [[Scout]] appears as a figurine in Half-Life: Alyx?
 
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* ...that the [[Rocket Jumper]] and [[Sticky Jumper]] used to have max health penalties?
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* ...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"?
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* ...that the [[Fight Songs: The Music Of Team Fortress 2]] is available on vinyl?
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* ...that the Spycrab meme's popularity resulted in a [[Merchandise|plushie]] version being created?
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* ...that a fire extinguisher on [[Turbine Center]] can put out a burning player once per round?
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* ...that the [[Team Fortress Wiki]] has a [[w:Konami Code|secret]]?
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* ...that the [[Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul]] originally had a zombie face instead of a skull?
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* ...that ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' went through several different iterations before release, such as ''[[Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms]]'' and ''[[Invasion]]''?
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* ...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"?
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* ...that the [[Flying Guillotine]] has a max flight time?
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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?
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* ...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?
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* ...that the [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] was invented in 1932 and consists of zinc, ammonium chloride, molten salt and sugar?
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* ...that the [[Execution]] is the only taunt kill to use ammo?
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* ...that [[Merasmus]] uses [[Sniper]]'s melee animations?
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* ...that the Chinese characters (酒吧) on the [[Neon Annihilator]] mean "bar"?
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* ...that the [[Third Degree]] is the only direct upgrade to any weapon in the game?
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* ...that the [[Classic]] is based on the design of the [[Sniper Rifle (Classic)|Sniper Rifle]] from ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]''?
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* ...that in the [[Mann vs. Machine (teaser)|Mann vs. Machine teaser]], the [[Scout]] switches between the [[Sandman]] and the stock [[Bat]] twice?
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* ...that the [[gibs]] for each class use beta designs seen in both the [[Trailer 1|first]] and [[Trailer 2|second trailers]]?
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* ...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]]?
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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]]?
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* ...that [[Gold Rush]] started as a remake of [[Dustbowl (Classic)|Dustbowl]] from ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]''?
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* ...that the [[Eviction Notice]] is the fastest swinging melee weapon in the game, even faster than the [[Bat]]?
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* ...that [[Valve]] employees have the ability to cheat on any server by using an employee exclusive cheat command called [[Cheats#Power Play|Powerplay]]?
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* ...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]]?
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* ...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 the first couple of versions of ''[[Team Fortress]]'' had no teams and was purely [[List of maps (Classic)|deathmatch]]?
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* ...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"?
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* ...that the [[Pyro]] class was originally added after ''[[w:QuakeWorld|QuakeWorld]]'' came out to help out players with slow network connections?
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* ...that the [[Engineer]] couldn't [[Buildings#Hauling|haul his buildings]] until the [[Engineer Update]], three years after ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' first came out?
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* ...that the [[Gunboats]] would have been given to the [[Demoman]] if he won the [[WAR! Update]]?
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* ...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 the [[Dead Ringer]] does not have a world model, and cannot be seen by anyone but the user when active?
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* ...that prior to the [[Meet Your Match Update]], only the [[Quick-Fix]] allowed the [[Medic]] to match the speed of his patient?
 
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* ...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 [[Saxton Hale]]'s chest hair is shaped like Australia?
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* ...that the [[Disciplinary Action]] has the longest range compared to the other melee weapons?
 
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* ...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 a [[Sentry]] beeps once, twice or thrice according to its level whenever it switches direction in its "idle" state?
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* ...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 the [[Hotrod]] flips down over the [[Engineer]]'s face when he is hauling a building?
 
 
 
*...that if a [[Huntsman]] arrow collides with another arrow, they will both break in mid-air?
 
 
 
*...that the [[Mercenary]] was originally called the 'Weekend Warrior'?
 
 
 
*...that stunning the [[Soldier]] with the [[Sandman]] while he is taunting with the [[Equalizer]] will stop him from exploding?
 
 
 
*...that the [[Sandman]] originally disallowed the Scout from double-jumping?
 
 
 
*...that the Pyro can headshot enemies using [[Compression blast#Deflection|deflected]] arrows?
 
 
 
 
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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 when the [[Engineer]] reloads his [[Pistol]], he inserts the magazine backwards?
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* ...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?
 
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* ...that the [[Spy]]'s original [[Knife]] deploy animation was much longer and more elaborate, as seen in [[Trailer 2]]?
*...that by [[healing]] an enemy [[Spy]], a [[Medic]] can get a teamkill [[assist]]?
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* ...that a fully [[overheal]]ed Demoman with the [[Chargin' Targe]] can survive the [[Hadouken]]?
 
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* ...that a fully overhealed [[Heavy]] can survive the the [[Pyro]]'s [[Execution]] kill taunt?
*...that the Engineer's grandfather, [[Non-player characters#Radigan Conagher|Radigan Conagher]], invented the [[Engineer_Update#Weapons|Engineer's weapons]] in 1850?
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* ...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 [[Golden Wrench]] is made out of [[Australium]]?
 
 
 
*...that you can destroy [[Stickybombs]] with [[melee]] weapons?
 
 
 
*...that the word "piss" is wordfiltered to "[[Jarate]]" on the [[Steam Users' Forums]]?
 
 
 
 
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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 the [[Sniper]]'s Huntsman taunt is the fastest in the game?
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* ...that [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys]] are internally called "decoder rings"?
 
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* ...that the [[Atomizer]]'s 15% damage penalty also affects its [[Grand Slam|kill taunt]]?
*...that the [[SMG]] was originally intended for the [[Scout]]?
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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 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 [[Respectless Rubber Glove]] was the first item in-game to get [[jigglebones]]?
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* ...that the Heavy is the only class without a taunt for most all class melee weapons?
 
 
*...that Valve has released two follow-up variations of "[[More Gun (Soundtrack)|More Gun]]" since its release with the [[Engineer Update]]?
 
 
 
*...that Team Fortress 2 was first announced in 1998 as a realistic first-person shooter?
 
 
 
*...that the [[Stickybomb Launcher]] and the [[Grenade Launcher]] have inverted slots on the [[Demoman]]'s [[loadout]]?
 
 
 
*...that the "Leaked Video" emergency panel in [[Meet the Spy]] originally read "Lost Memory"?
 
 
 
*...that a Scout covered in [[Mad Milk]] under the effects of the [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] will still give health to the enemy attacking him?
 
 
 
*...that there are modern-day computers hidden behind cracked doors on [[DeGroot Keep]]?
 
 
 
 
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* ...that the [[Dead Head]] was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the [[Skullcap]]?
*...that a Heavy can survive Taunt kills if he is wearing the [[Fists of Steel]]?
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* ...that the PlayStation 3 version of [[Team Fortress 2]] was published by [[Electronic Arts]]?
 
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* ...that the [[Administrator]]'s real name is Helen?
*...that a [[Telefrag]] will instantly fill the [[Buff Banner]]'s gauge?
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* ...that ''[[The Naked and the Dead]]'' reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
 
 
*...that the bagpipe music in [[DeGroot Keep]] is a re-usage of the ''{{w|Day of Defeat}}'' British victory anthem?
 
 
 
*...that following [[Meet the Spy]]'s release, the cut inflicted on the [[Sniper]]'s cheek was added to his in-game model as a scar?
 
 
 
*...that there is a scarecrow on [[Mann Manor]] wearing the [[Ghastly Gibus]]?
 
 
 
*...that there is a swimming pool behind the [[RED]] spawn in Stage B of [[Thunder Mountain]]?
 
 
 
*...that the classes' [[gibs]] are derived from the original models used in Beta?
 
 
 
*...that in every one of the '[[Meet the Team]]' videos, a BLU [[Soldier]] is shown dying or already dead?
 
 
 
*...that if you shoot a friendly Sniper [[Huntsman|arrow]] with the [[Righteous Bison]], his arrow will catch on fire?
 
 
 
 
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*...that a [[Demoman]] can use the rocks in front of the [[BLU]] spawn on [[DeGroot Keep]] to charge through the air and get inside of the castle before the gate opens?
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*...that you can assist in removing a sapper by healing the [[Engineer]] who removes it?
 
 
 
*...that while consuming the [[Sandvich]], the [[Heavy]] cannot be stunned?
 
 
 
*...that the first official map to feature weather effects was [[Sawmill]]?
 
 
 
*...that the Crusader's Crossbow uses the same arrows as the Huntsman?
 
 
 
*...that the [[Medic]]'s [[Overheal]] won't decay if the patient is standing next to to a [[Dispenser]]?
 
 
 
*...that the [[Demoman]] is the only class to have currently not recieved any [[Promotional items|non-promotional]] [[Miscellaneous items]] of his own?
 
 
 
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*...that the [[Soldier]] can activate the [[Buff Banner]] (or any battle banner for that matter), even when under [[water]]?
 
*...that the you can die from a [[Telefrag]] even with a [[Dead Ringer]]?
 
*...that if an [[intelligence]] carrier falls off of a cliff to his death, the intelligence will be instantly returned to the capture area?
 
*...that when the [[Scout]] double- or triple-jumps with the [[Atomizer]], he'll leave a purple smoke trail instead of his regular white trail?
 
*...that the idea for the [[Spy]] class arose from a glitch in the original Team Fortress?
 
*...that a mysterious figure resembling [[Miss Pauling]] can be seen in [[Meet the Medic]]?
 
*...that the [[Demoman]] was originally white?
 
*...that the [[Razorback]] originally had a -15% movement speed reduction on the wearer?
 
*...that a [[Scout]] getting gibbed has a 1 in 100 chance of spawning a dove/[[Archimedes]] flying out?
 
*...that the [[Heavy]] is the only class with natural damage knockback resistance?
 
*...that the [[Huntsman]] cannot be drawn under [[water]]?
 
*...that the [[Golden Wrench]] and the [[Saxxy]] are made from the same metal ([[australium]]) and both of them freeze their victims into australium statues?
 
*...that the [[teleporters|Engineer's teleporters]] are made by a company called Telemax, as seen on the [[teleporter]] itself?
 
*...that the [[Backburner]] was originally meant to give the [[Pyro]] an extra 50% health?
 
*...that the knife trick the spy does in [[Trailer 2]] is called the half twirl and the one he does in [[Meet the Spy]] is called the Y2K rollover?
 
*...that the [[Degreaser]] is made up of parts from a vintage gas station pump, a car muffler, an antique fire extinguisher, and a stove top burner?
 
*...that the [[Powerjack]] is made up of a vintage 1950's automobile jack and a car battery?
 
*...that the [[Spy]] can survive taunt kills with the [[Dead Ringer]]?
 
*...that, despite their appearance, both the [[Pistol]] and [[Lugermorph]] have a higher [[Damage|Damage Per Second]] than the [[Submachine Gun]] and the [[Revolver]] before needing to reload?
 
*...that the [[Medic]] can heal a player even if he/she isn't using his/her [[Medigun]] during a taunt?
 
*...that the [[RED]] [[Heavy]] has a PhD in Russian Literature?
 
*... that the [[Heavy]] cannot eat a [[Sandvich]] while under [[water]]?
 
  
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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 Heavy is the only class without a taunt for most all class melee weapons?


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