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*...that in every one of the [[Meet the Team]] videos, a BLU [[Soldier]] is shown dying or already dead?
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*...that if you shoot a friendly Sniper [[Huntsman|arrow]] with the [[Righteous Bison]], his arrow will catch on fire?
 
*...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]]?
 
 
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*...that the [[Engineer]] is the only class with two taunt kills?
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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 [[Backburner]] originally granted a bonus of +50 maximum health?
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* ...that [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys]] are internally called "decoder rings"?
*...that in [[Meet the Sniper]], the [[Pyro]] can be seen wielding the [[Flare Gun]] before it was officially announced?
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* ...that the [[Atomizer]]'s 15% damage penalty also affects its [[Grand Slam|kill taunt]]?
*...that the [[Pyro]] uses the same voice lines in all languages?
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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?
*...that in the beginning of [[Meet the Medic]], a slowed version of [[Faster Than A Speeding Bullet (Soundtrack)|Faster Than A Speeding Bullet]] plays?
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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 [[Horseless Headless Horsemann]] and [[MONOCULUS]] were both developed from the Demoman's animations and sounds, respectively?
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* ...that the [[Dead Head]] was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the [[Skullcap]]?
*...that you can die from a [[telefrag]] even while wielding the [[Dead Ringer]]?
 
*...that if an [[Intelligence]] carrier falls off of a cliff to his death, the Intelligence will be instantly returned to the [[Intelligence#Intelligence|capture zone]]?
 
*...that when the [[Scout]] double or triple jumps with the [[Atomizer]], he will leave a purple smoke puff behind instead of his regular white trail?
 
 
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*...that the idea for the [[Spy]] class arose from a glitch in the original ''[[Team Fortress]]''?
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* ...that the PlayStation 3 version of [[Team Fortress 2]] was published by [[Electronic Arts]]?
*...that a mysterious figure resembling [[Miss Pauling]] can be seen in the [[Meet the Medic]] video?
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* ...that ''[[The Naked and the Dead]]'' reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
*...that the [[Demoman]] was originally white-skinned?
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* ...that in the game's code, the developer comment explaining the [[Sniper achievements|Sniper achievement]] "Pincushion" simply states "Boromir someone", referencing the death of [[w:Boromir|Boromir]] in ''[[w:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]''?
*...that the [[Razorback]] originally had a -15% movement speed reduction on the wearer?
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* ...that the [[Demoman achievements|Demoman achievement]] "Operation High Dive" and the [[Soldier achievements|Soldier achievement]] "Project Excelsior" require 1644825.6 [[Hammer unit]]s which is 1827 times the length of the [[2Fort]] bridge?
*...that a [[Scout]] getting gibbed has a 1 in 100 chance of spawning a [[Doves|dove]] flying out of his body?
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* ...that you can deal over 7 quadrillion (15 zeros) damage to a single player with the [[Mantreads]] if you land on a tower of 31 Soldiers with the Mantreads equipped at maximum falling speed?
*...that the [[Heavy]] is the only class with natural [[knock back]] damage resistance?
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* ...that the [[Medic]] is called "Mr. Ludwig" instead of "Dr. Ludwig" by the [[Non-player characters#Devil|Devil]] due to Medic losing his medical license?
*...that the [[Huntsman]] cannot be drawn [[underwater]]?
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*...that the [[Golden Wrench]] and [[Saxxy]] are made from [[Australium]], and both freeze their victims into golden statues?
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*...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"?
 
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*...that the [[BLU]] [[Soldier]] cut two armholes in his front door to snap the necks of any unwanted intruders?
 
*...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 1950s automobile jack and car battery?
 
*...that the [[Spy]] can survive [[kill taunts]] with the [[Dead Ringer]]?
 
*...that in the [[Australian Christmas]] update, [[Saxton Hale]] had a [[Media:Store_xmas_sale_3.png|Christmas tree]] pictured on his chest instead of the usual Australia?
 
*...that the design 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]] has a deeper voice than the [[BLU]] Spy in [[Meet the Spy]]?
 
*...that the hilt of the [[Persian Persuader]] has the {{W|Loch Ness Monster}} forged on it?
 
*...that the road sign in [[Meet the Sniper]] sports the head shot death icon?
 
*...that the [[Ghastly Gibus]] originally belonged to [[Zepheniah Mann]]?
 
*...that the title card on most [[Meet the Team]] videos displays "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" on the bottom right corner?
 
*...that the [[Medic]] plays his "violin" on the wrong shoulder in his melee taunt?
 
*...that the closing portcullis on [[DeGroot Keep]] can kill you even when you have the [[Dead Ringer]] out?
 
*...that the [[Huntsman]], [[Jarate]], and an unpacked crate marked "[[Razorback]]" can all be seen in the [[Meet the Spy]] video?
 
*...that being killed by either of the Halloween [[boss]]es counts as an environmental death?
 
*...that the [[Bombinomicon]] has an old-fashioned bomb similar to the ones on [[A Whiff of the Old Brimstone]] in its mouth?
 
*...that the [[RED]] spawn room of [[Mann Manor]] contains a room with a desk and an ominous person sitting at it, revealed to be [[Redmond Mann]] next to his life-extension machine?
 
*...that the [[Soldier]] talks like a robot when he has the entire [[The Tin Soldier]] set equipped?
 
*...that the [[Sandvich]] has [[Meet The Sandvich|its own Meet the Team video]]?
 
*...that the [[Engineer]] is seen holding the [[Frontier Justice]] in the [[Mac Update trailer]] video before it was officially announced?
 
*...that the [[Announcer]] only has annual one hour vacations?
 
*...that the [[Soldier]]'s voice actor also voiced General Pepper, the Narrator, Wolf O'Donnell, Leon Powalski, and Andross from the popular Nintendo 64 game, ''StarFox 64''?
 
*...that a #101 [[Golden Wrench]] and a #11112 [[Gentle Manne's Service Medal]] were given to the winner of a charity auction for Child's Play?
 
*...that the spawn rooms for both [[RED]] and [[BLU]] on [[Coldfront]] were inspired by the [http://static.open.salon.com/files/strangelove_war_room1217603526.jpg war room] from the 1964 film ''{{w|Dr. Strangelove|Dr. Strangelove}}''?
 
*...that the [[Übersaw]] and the [[Vita-Saw]] both have a vial that will fill with a blue or red liquid when an [[ÜberCharge]] is being built, and drain while the Übercharge is being used ?
 
*...that the [[Pistol]] is similar to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makarov_pistol Makarov], a russian handgun?
 
*...that [[MONOCULUS]] is the [[Demoman]]'s missing eye?
 
*...that the [[Sniper]] and the [[Soldier]] are the only classes able to deal fire-related damage apart from the Pyro?
 
*...that the [[Soldier]] shares an apartment with [[Merasmus the Magician]]?
 
*...that the [[Spy]] can wear 3 unusual items at once, allowing for more than 2800 combinations of the 26 unusual effects?
 
*...that the [[Soldier]] and [[Engineer]]'s [[Voice actors]] (Rick Mays and Grant Goodeve, respectively) have both voiced the character Wolf O'Donnel from the ''Star Fox'' Game Series?
 
*...that in all of the [[Meet the Team]] videos, the [[BLU]] [[Scout]] is never shown being killed?
 
*...that if a player has [[Friendly fire]] enabled, they can hurt themselves with the [[Third degree]] by attacking their [[Medic]]?
 
*...that in [[Meet The Sandvich]], it says "COPYRIGHT OMNOMNOM" on the bottom right corner instead of "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL"?
 
  
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  • ...that on Slasher, the words "RED SMELLS" followed by the addition of "GOOD" found in the RED outhouse is a reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode Sailor Mouth where SpongeBob "finishes" someone's insulting graffiti on a dumpster by adding the word "good" to it in a similar fashion?
  • ...that Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys are internally called "decoder rings"?
  • ...that the Atomizer's 15% damage penalty also affects its kill taunt?
  • ...that the F1 and F3 keys are bound by default to nonexistent commands, +showroundinfo and show_matchmaking, respectively?
  • ...that the Scout's Peace Out taunt is a reference to the Grant Gustin next to Oliver Queen's grave meme?
  • ...that the Dead Head was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the Skullcap?


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