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...that on its right side, the Family Business has a small faded picture of a hammer and sickle?
...that the Bat is the fastest swinging melee weapon in the game to compensate for its damage?
...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 the Siberian Sophisticate adds a barcode to the back of Heavy's head?
...that in Doomsday, there's a hidden room not accessible in normal gameplay with a Spy looking at a map?
...that the Medic plays his "violin" on the wrong shoulder in his melee taunt?
...that the Pyromancer's Mask has an unused bodygroup, which gives it grey horns?
...that the Ambassador originally dealt mini-crits on headshot rather than full critical hits?

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...that you can play Team Fortress 2 using a controller or in Virtual Reality?
...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 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 in Meet The Sniper he is shown to have an injury called Garand Thumb?
...that the console command impulse 102 spawns a human skull?
...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 Upgrade to Premium Gift's bar code has a small bit of text under it that reads *MAGGOTS*?

...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?

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-*...that in [[Meet the Sniper]], the [[Pyro]] can be seen wielding the [[Flare Gun]] before it was officially announced?
+=== Add new fact suggestions at the very bottom of the section below this title ===
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-*...that the [[Pyro]] uses the same voice lines in all languages?
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+* ...that you can play Team Fortress 2 using a controller or in [[Oculus Rift User Guide|Virtual Reality]]?
-*...that in the beginning of [[Meet the Medic]], a slowed version of [[Faster Than A Speeding Bullet (Soundtrack)|Faster Than A Speeding Bullet]] plays?
+* ...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 the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann]] and [[MONOCULUS]] were both developed from the Demoman's animations and sounds, respectively?
+* ...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 you can die from a [[telefrag]] even while wielding the [[Dead Ringer]]?
+* ...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 if an [[Capture the Flag#Intelligence|Intelligence]] carrier falls off of a cliff to his death, the Intelligence will be instantly returned to the [[Capture the Flag#Intelligence|capture zone]]?
+* ...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 when the [[Scout]] double or triple jumps with the [[Atomizer]], he will leave a purple smoke puff behind instead of his regular white trail?
+* ...that the [[Cheats|console command]] {{code|impulse 102}} spawns a human skull?
+* ...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 idea for the [[Spy]] class arose from a glitch in the original ''[[Team Fortress]]''?
+* ...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 the [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] comes in two flavors, Cherry Fission and BLUtonium Berry?
+----
+* ...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 the map of Australia in the bottom right corner of the [[Jarate]] advertisement is missing Tasmania?
+* ...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 Heavy cannot be stunned while eating his [[Sandvich]]?
+* ...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 [[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 [[Upgrade to Premium Gift]]'s bar code has a small bit of text under it that reads *MAGGOTS*?
+----
+* ...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 [[: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]]?
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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 4 classes are known smokers: the [[Demoman]], the [[Sniper]], the [[Soldier]] and the [[Spy]]?
+* ...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 the [[Lugermorph]] is one of the main weapons of the Nazi Germany during the second world war?
+* ...that [[Merasmus]] uses [[Sniper]]'s melee animations?
+* ...that the Chinese characters (酒吧) on the [[Neon Annihilator]] mean "bar"?
-*...that, in [[Meet the Sniper]], the bobble-head civilian is standing on the Team Fortress Classic logo?
+* ...that the [[Third Degree]] is the only direct upgrade to any weapon in the game?
-*...that a mysterious figure resembling [[Miss Pauling]] can be seen in the [[Meet the Medic]] video?
-*...that the [[Demoman]] was originally white-skinned?
-*...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 [[Doves|dove]] flying out of his body?
-*...that the [[Heavy]] is the only class with natural [[knock back]] damage resistance?
-*...that the [[Huntsman]] cannot be drawn [[underwater]]?
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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 the [[Golden Wrench]] and [[Saxxy]] are made from [[Australium]], and both freeze their victims into golden statues?
+== See also ==
+* [[Previously featured facts]]
-*...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"?
-=== Add facts below this title ===
-<!-- Facts added ANYWHERE except for the BOTTOM of this section are subject to deletion without warning. Persistent neglect of this rule may result in a temporary block. -->*...that the [[Backburner]] couldn't originally perform airblasts?
-*...that the [[Scout]] does not get any faster while under the effects of the [[Disciplinary Action]]?
-*...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}}''?
-*...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 [[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 a [[Medic]] [[heal|healing]] them?
-*...that in [[Meet The Sandvich]], it says "COPYRIGHT OMNOMNOM" on the bottom right corner instead of "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL"?
-*...that the [[Engineer]] wears his default hard hat backwards?
-*...that the [[Market Gardener]] also crits while rocket jumping using enemy rockets only?
-*...that in [[Foundry]], behind the glass in the main [[RED]] spawn, is a room guarded by a [[RED]] [[Soldier]] with a [[Scout]] and [[Heavy]] inside looking at photos of the [[team]]?
-*...that in [[Foundry]] by the [[BLU]] [[Spawn]] where the yellow truck is there is a hidden room inside has a [[Heavy]] with a [[Dragonborn Helmet]] eating behind a box with a poster that says TO-BOR?
-*...that the [[Phlogistinator]]'s fully-charged taunt will allow the [[Pyro]] to survive the [[Payload]]'s detonation, headshots, backstabs, and any taunt-kill?
-*...that the [[Huntsman]] can be drawn mid-air, but can't be fired until touching the ground?
-*...that in [[Meet the Engineer]], his camp-fire is actually a [[fire|burning]] [[BLU]] [[Sniper]]?
-*...that whenever a [[Golden Wrench]] or a [[Saxxy]] is destroyed, a message is sent to all active players regarding which user has destroyed the item?
-*...that [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] has two flavors: one for [[RED]] and one for [[BLU]]?
-*...that when an arrow is fired at a Resupply Locker, the arrow will bounce off, often breaking?
-*...that the code on the side of the [[Capture the Flag#Intelligence|Intelligence]] is 596?
-*...that [[Hydro]] is the only official [[Territorial Control]] map?
-*...that the [[Shortstop]] takes ammo from the [[Pistol]] and the [[Lugermorph]], but not the [[Winger]]?
-*...that the [[Heavy]] is the only class (to-date) on the TF2 website with a background that isn't in his "Meet the Team" video?
-*...that there was [[August 24, 2011 Patch|a patch]] without any official or unofficial changes?
-*...that the [[Bottle]] is dated 1808 and the [[Scottish Handshake]] is dated 1680?
-*...that nearly all weapons have some form of damage, wearing, or blood stain?
-*...that the [[Phlogistinator]] doesn't ignite its victims, but instead awakens their natural combustibility causing spontaneous combustion?
-*...that the [[Pyro]], despite all his new weapons, he has no new taunts (Apart from the dropped or purchased ones)?
-*...that the [[RED]] [[Demoman]]'s father lost both eyes before he was 30, yet maintained 26 jobs until he died?
-*...that you gain [[Kill Assist]]s on [[Sentry Guns]] that you help build and maintain?
-*...that with perfect timing, the [[Scout]] can [[stun]] an enemy and [[Homerun|taunt kill]] them before they can move?
-*...that there is a small ledge you can rocket or sticky jump onto in each spawn room on [[Viaduct]]?
-*...that many weapons, like the [[Medi Gun]] and [[Soda Popper]], are crudely held together with tape?
-*...that when you reload the [[Pistol]] as a [[Scout]] the animation in the first person view differs from the one in third person?
-*...that the [[Medics]] [[Crusaders Crossbow]] arrows will penetrate teammates?
-*...that you can survive the Trains on [[Well]] with the [[Dead Ringer]]?
-*...that if a [[Engineer]] is stunned while he is selecting a place to put down his [[Buildings]], he can still see the blueprint model in thirdperson?
-*...that in [[Trailer 1]] they [[Medic]] is seen with a stethoscope that was later removed, but brought back as the [[Surgeon's Stethoscope]]?
-*...that when an Engineer uses his own [[teleporter]], he will thank himself?
-==See also==
-[[Previously featured facts]]
 [[Category:Background]]
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