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...that Merasmus uses Sniper's melee animations?
...that the first couple of versions of Team Fortress had no teams and was purely deathmatch?
...that the Spycrab meme's popularity resulted in a plushie version being created?
...that the Flying Guillotine has a max flight time?
...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 in the form of Dustbowl 2?
...that the label on the Bonk! Atomic Punch does not have the exclamation mark (!) after the "Bonk"?
...that the Neck Snap taunt is the first partner taunt that only one class can initiate?

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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?

...that the PlayStation 3 version of Team Fortress 2 was published by Electronic Arts?
...that The Naked and the Dead reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
...that in the game's code, the developer comment explaining the Sniper achievement "Pincushion" simply states "Boromir someone", referencing the death of Boromir in The Lord of the Rings?
...that the Demoman achievement "Operation High Dive" and the Soldier achievement "Project Excelsior" require 1644825.6 Hammer units which is 1827 times the length of the 2Fort bridge?
...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?
...that the Medic is called "Mr. Ludwig" instead of "Dr. Ludwig" by the Devil due to Medic losing his medical license?

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-*...that the [[Dead Ringer]] does not have a world model and cannot be seen by anyone except the user when active?
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-*...that [[Saxton Hale]]'s chest hair is shaped like Australia?
-*...that a [[Sentry]] beeps once, twice, or thrice, according to its level, whenever it switches direction in its "idle" state?
-*...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]]'s stun ball, 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 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 when the [[Engineer]] reloads his [[Pistol]], he inserts the magazine backwards?
+* ...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 by [[healing]] an enemy [[Spy]], a [[Medic]] can get a teamkill [[assist]]?
+* ...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 [[Engineer]]'s grandfather, [[Non-player characters#Radigan Conagher|Radigan Conagher]], invented many of the [[Engineer_Update#Weapons|Engineer's weapons]] after receiving one hundred pounds of [[Australium]] from [[Non-player characters#Emily|Emily]] in 1890?
+* ...that the [[Dead Head]] was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the [[Skullcap]]?
-*...that you can destroy [[Stickybombs]] with [[melee]] [[weapons]]?
-*...that the word "piss" is word-filtered to "[[Jarate]]" on the [[Steam Users' Forums]]?
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+* ...that the PlayStation 3 version of [[Team Fortress 2]] was published by [[Electronic Arts]]?
+* ...that ''[[The Naked and the Dead]]'' reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
-*...that the [[SMG]] was originally intended for the [[Scout]]?
+* ...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]]''?
+* ...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?
-*...that the [[Respectless Rubber Glove]] was the first item in-game to get [[jigglebones]]?
+* ...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?
+* ...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?
-*...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 [[Grenade Launcher]] have inverted slots in the [[Demoman]]'s [[loadout]]?
-*...that the "Leaked Video" emergency panel in the ''[[Meet the Spy]]'' video originally read "Lost Memory"?
-*...that a [[Scout]] covered in [[Mad Milk]] and under the effects of [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] will still give health to the enemy attacking him?
-*...that there are modern-day computers hidden behind the cracked doors on [[DeGroot Keep]]?
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-*...that a [[Heavy]] can survive [[Kill taunts]] if he is wearing the [[Fists of Steel]]?
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-*...that a [[telefrag]] will instantly fill the [[Buff Banner]]'s gauge?
-*...that the bagpipe music on [[DeGroot Keep]] is a re-usage of the "{{w|Day of Defeat}}" British victory anthem song?
-*...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]] team's spawn area 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]] team's spawn area on [[DeGroot Keep]] to charge through the air and get inside of the castle before the gate opens?
-*...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]] will not 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 ? is a community-made map for ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'' in which the survivors have to pour gas tanks onto the [[Payload cart]] from [[Badwater Basin]]?
-**...that on that map, [[Ellis]] will sometimes exclaim: "Dude, this is JUST like Team Fortress 2!?"
-*...that the [[Ambassador]] has an engraving of the [[Scout]]'s mother on the barrel?
-*...that the [[Soldier]] can activate the [[Buff Banner]] (or any battle banner for that matter) even when [[underwater]]?
-*...that you can die from a [[telefrag]] even with the [[Dead Ringer]]?
-*...that if an [[Intelligence]] carrier falls off of a cliff to his death, the Intelligence will be instantly returned to the [[capture zone]]?
-*...that when the [[Scout]] double or triple jumps with the [[Atomizer]], he will leave a purple smoke trail behind instead of his regular white trail?
-*...that you can still [[taunt]] while being forced to [[crouch]]?
-*...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 the ''[[Meet the Medic]]'' video?
-*...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 of his body?
-*...that the [[Heavy]] is the only class with natural damage [[knock back]] resistance?
-*...that the [[Huntsman]] cannot be drawn [[underwater]]?
-*...that the [[Golden Wrench]] and [[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 the ''[[Meet the Spy]]'' video is called the "Y2K rollover"?
-*...that the [[Degreaser]] is made up of parts from a vintage gas station pump, car muffler, antique fire extinguisher, and stove top burner?
-*...that the [[Powerjack]] is made up of a vintage 1950s automobile jack and car battery?
-*...that the [[Spy]] can survive [[Kill taunts]] 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 [[Revolver]] before needing to reload?
-*...that the [[RED]] [[Heavy]] has a PhD in Russian Literature?
-*...that the [[Heavy]] cannot eat the [[Sandvich]] while [[underwater]]?
-*...that a [[telefrag]] deals approximately 1000 damage? (According to [[Rage]] earned for the [[Concheror]].)
-*...that in the [[Australian Christmas]] update, the CEO of [[Mann Co.]] – [[Saxton Hale]] – had a [http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/File:Store_xmas_sale_3.png Christmas tree] pictured on his chest instead of the usual Australia?
-*...that it is possible to get the dual kill of the [[Machina]] with only 1 target?
-*...that the appearence of the [[Administrator]] was not originally created by [[Valve]], but was instead purchased from the artist [http://buttfacemakani.livejournal.com/301005.html Makani] some time before December 9, 2009?
-*...that the [[RED]] [[Spy]] is voiced with a deeper voice than the [[BLU]] Spy in the ''[[Meet the Spy]]'' video?
-*...that the hilt of the [[Persian Persuader]] has the Loch Ness Monster forged on it?
-*...that the road sign in the ''[[Meet The Sniper]]'' video sports a deflected arrow head shot symbol?
-*...that on page 4 of ''[[Loose Canon]]'', [[Zepheniah Mann]] is wearing the [[Ghastly Gibus]] (or a likeness to it) on his deathbed?
-*...that in the [http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/File:Steam_Deus_Ex_Promo.PNG Deus Ex Promo] the [[Heavy]] has both Deus Ex Music Promos on?([[Purity Fist]] and [[Deus Specs]])
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