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• ...that Abraham Lincoln invented stairs?

• ...that the music from the Kazotsky Kick taunt can be heard in the CS:GO map Train, coming from a small radio inside the kitchen?

• ...that the Clinical Trial is the only item set in the game that doesn't feature a cosmetic?

• ...that at point-blank range the Force-A-Nature deals more damage than Soldier's Rocket Launchers (except the Direct Hit)?

• ...that the BLU Team Fortress Classic Pyro is a woman named Beatrice?

• ...that the Candy Cane, Boston Basher, Pain Train, Holiday Punch, Killing Gloves of Boxing and the Machina are the only weapons whose stats have remained unchanged since release?

• ...that the Strange Bacon Grease, despite its name, is actually in Unique Quality?

• ...that the Minigun is named Sasha, the Brass Beast is named Oksana, the Huo-Long Heater is named Sheila, and the Tomislav is named Svetlana?

• ...that the Soldier's Stash does not in any way, shape, or form promote smoking or gambling?

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• ...that originally, the Scout was planned to have a Nail Gun as a primary weapon?

• ...that the voice actor for the Sniper, John Patrick Lowrie, is married to Ellen McLain, who voices the Administrator?

• ...that the Spy-Cicle instantly regenerates in Medieval Mode when the Spy gets ignited?

• ...that the Scout wears a left-handed Batter's Helmet, and he wields the Wrap Assassin with his left hand in A Smissmas Story, even though he is right-handed?

• ...that a Spy using the Invisibility Watch or the Dead Ringer can stay cloaked permanently if he is standing near a Level 3 Dispenser?

• ...that a Spy doesn't need to be disguised to take an enemy Teleporter?

• ...that the Engineer can use the Wrangler to shoot himself with his own Sentry to get to hard to reach areas?

• ...that a picture of Saxton Hale can be seen on a board on the background of Meet the Spy?

• ...that the Burst style on the Reggaelator bears the icon of the Quit button from the main menu?

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• ...that the Gunboats were given to the Soldier after he won a competition against the Demoman in the WAR! Update?
• ...that the Flamethrower could not originally perform airblasts before the Pyro Update?
• ...that the Original is based off of the Rocket Launcher from Quake?
• ...that the Pyro's Detonator can be used to perform jumps similar to rocket jumping?
• ...that the Sandvich originally healed 120 health and could be reused immediately?
• ...that the RED Medic takes care of at least 3 doves?
• ...that when disguising as a different class, the hitboxes aren't completely accurate?
• ...that the Sniper has a mug in Meet the Sniper that says '#1 Sniper?'
• ...that you can see a short clip of Meet the Pyro teased in Valve's video "Perpetual Testing Initiative"?

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• ...that all the Demoman's swords' critical hit animation is a vertical swing, yet enemies are decapitated horizontally?
• ...that you can't upgrade Dispensers or Teleporters in the Xbox 360 or PS3 version of Team Fortress 2?
• ...that the number displayed when Display damage done as text over your target is enabled, the most damage that can show is −32,767, which is one less than the lower bound of a 16 bit value.
• ...that when you taunt right before you fall off a ledge it looks like you are taunting and moving around?
• ...that the Engineer's Pip-Boy changes the look of your construction and destruction tools' menu?
• ...that the Rocket Jumper protect the soldier from dying at the end of the Equalizer kill taunt?
• ...that any Sentry Gun aims at the center of your characters body?
• ...Sentry Guns can hit/kill the Engineer who built them?
• ...that you can survive the Equalizer's Kamikaze taunt by equipping the Rocket Jumper?

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• ...that the Soldier can survive the Equalizer taunt while standing under a very low ceiling, and effectively kill any unsuspecting enemies above?
• ...that the hospital in the Meet the Medic short was based on the real-life hospital near the Valve offices?
• ...that the description for every hat and weapon in the Shogun Pack except for the Fan o' War is written in haiku?
• ...that according to the description of the Otolaryngologist's Mirror, the entire TF team cannot pronounce otolaryngologist?
• ...that the inspiration for the Flare Gun came from the stock Incendiary Cannon in Team Fortress Classic and Quake Team Fortress?
• ...that in Meet the Engineer the song he plays on his guitar is called More Gun?
• ...that the main ingredient in the BLU Bonk! Atomic Punch is radiation and the main ingredient in RED Bonk! Atomic Punch is isotopes?

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