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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 on a specific Left 4 Dead 2 map with a mine cart that must be pushed (a la Payload mode), Ellis will sometimes say "Dude, this is just like Team Fortress 2!"?
- ...that the Spy ordered the Cloak and Dagger and Dead Ringer Spy Watches from the 'Dapper Rogue Catalogue for the Gentleman Scoundrel'?[1]
- ...that Sawmill is built on top of an abandoned Spytech base?
- ...that the Spy can change his skeleton in an excruciatingly painful but worthwhile fashion using his Crab-Walking Kit?
- ...that Meet the Spy was leaked onto YouTube May 17, 2009, two days before its intended release?
- ...that if you join Saxton Hale's Jarate course, you also get an outline course for Drunken Boxing, Drunken Headbutting, Drunken Cry-Fighting, Drunken Apology-Making and Shaolin Drunken Knife Wrestling?
- ...that Saxton Hale's Jarate pills triple the size of your kidneys, and as a side-effect causes your organs to shut down?
- ...that the appearance of the most common Saxton Hale image and the comic in which the Sniper becomes a Jarate master are based on on old advertisement[2] endorsed by bodybuilder Template:W?
- ...that an image of the Scout's mother is engraved on the Ambassador?
- ...that the Medic was the only class not to receive a taunt attack in his own update?
- ...that some of the BLU emergency panels shown in Meet the Spy include: Depressed, Is Drunk, Lost Dracula, Is A Man, Is A Woman, On Toilet, Opened Briefcase, On Break, Found Dracula, Mangled, Needs Roommate, Needs A Ride, Stole Car, Has Evil Twin, Leaked Video and Hungry?
- ...that when the Spy gets Head Shotted his cigarette falls from his mouth?
- ...that the Horseless Headless Horseman has the same animations as the Demoman in the Steam program Source SDK?
- ...that in Meet the Spy, the BLU Sniper holds the Sniper Rifle left-handed?
- ...that the Scout wears a left-handed Batter's Helmet, despite the fact he is a right-handed batter?
- ...that a Pyro's compression blast can help other classes get to places that are typically unreachable, (though the Pyro has to be on the opposing team to the recipient)?
- ...that it is possible to kill a player on the winning side during humiliation with a Taunt kill?
- ...that the hieroglyphs in Egypt include the Heavy with his Minigun, the Spy backstabbing someone, a level 1 Sentry, a Sapper, and the Backstab symbol?
- ...that the Ambassador originally couldn't destroy Engineer buildings or Demoman sticky bombs?
- ...that the Ambassador originally only did Mini-Crit headshots?
- ...that the Soldier has been known to post on the TF2 Official Blog?
- ...that there is a one in ten chance that when taunting with the Disguise Kit, the Spy will do a (Spy)crab impression?
- ...that the RED Spy refers to the BLU Scout's mother affectionately as "Ma Petite Chou-fleur", or "My Little Cauliflower"?
- ...that the Ambassador was originally able to shoot through multiple targets?
- ...that the theme song has exactly nine beats at the end, the same number as there are classes?
- ...that after the Scout touches the camera lens in Meet the Scout, he leaves a finger print that stays there the rest of the video?
- ...Meet the Spy is the only Meet the Team video to be released alongside its relevant class update?
- ...that the Spy is currently the only class to hold a primary weapon with one hand?
- ...that 'Mann Co.' can be rearranged as 'Con Man'?
- ...that 2Fort takes place at 3:07 in the afternoon, as shown by the clock in the room at the top of the spiral staircase?
- ...that the Sniper's voice actor, John Patrick Lowrie, is married to Ellen McLain, voice actress for the the Administrator?
- ...that in Meet the Spy, the apparent Scout touches the Intelligence, though in-game this would cause him to lose his disguise?
- ...that the pressure tank on the Pyro's back is for air rather than fuel, as the fuel for the flamethrower is contained in a large kerosene gas tank inside the Flamethrower itself?
- ...the class icon for the Demoman in the character selection screen is left-handed?
- ...that in Meet the Engineer the back of the truck behind the RED Engineer is filled with BLU Intelligence Cases?
- ...that reloading the Force-A-Nature after firing one shot will throw away the second round, effectively wasting it?
- ...that the Dead Ringer image in the Gentleman Scoundrel Magazine had a button on the right side, while in-game the Dead Ringer has the button on the left side?
- ...that in the world-view, the Sandman's ball is invisible when idle?
- ...the Scout's "No otha' class gonna do dat!" line is the one time a class has actually referred to themselves as a class?
- ...that the Pyro and the Spy are both voiced by the same voice actor?
- ...that in Meet the Demoman the RED team comes out of the Attacking spawn, and BLU comes out of the Defending spawn?
- ...that Pipeline matches take place at 3:07 AM, a 12 hour difference to 2fort's match time (3:07 PM)?
- ...that the Dead Ringer does not have an in-game world model?
- ...that Saxton Hale single-handedly wiped out the deadly Indonesian Berzerker Shark?
- ...the Direct Hit is the only weapon to have a brand name imprinted on it (the words MANN CO. appear on the scope)?
- ...the Eyelander was first shown in the comic to have a gold hilt but this has not been seen in subsequent showings?[3]
- ...the placard outside the Soldier's residence states 'Mr. Jane Doe'. 'Jane Doe', however, is a term given to a female whose name is not known, generally in the military and during Template:W?
- ...that the Demoman is the only class who never speaks his native language of Highland Gaelic?
- ...that if you kill a Soldier while he is performing the Kamikaze taunt, you will be credited with the kill with the grenade icon?
- ...that the Pyro was the first class to appear wielding an unlockable weapon in a 'Meet the Team' video?
- ...that Saxton Hale's chest hair is in the shape of Australia?[4]
- ...the Administrator's chair in page 5 of the Soldier comic has the same design as the chair that sits behind the desk of 2Fort intel rooms?[5]
- ...that a Sentry beeps once, twice or thrice according to its level whenever it switches direction in its "idle" state?
- ...that in the Steam store, the TF2 banner pictures a RED Heavy wearing bullets on his left shoulder, yet he normally wears them on his right?
- ...that to date, the Soldier has the most taunts in the game, with six in total?
- ...that the Pyro, Heavy, and Spy are the only classes to have taunt attacks using one of their original taunts?
- ...that if a Huntsman arrow collides with another arrow, they will both break in mid-air?
- ...that compression blasted projectiles, when hitting a opponent, will result in a Mini-crit?
- ...that the Mercenary was originally called the 'Weekend Warrior'?
- ...the Pain Train is the first weapon to have two different taunt animations that are different depending on which class is using it?
- ...that stunning the Soldier with the Sandman while he is taunting with the Equalizer will stop him from exploding?
- ...that the Scotsman's Skullcutter, the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker and the Eyelander are the only weapons that can decapitate?
- ...that the Sandman originally disabled double-jumps?
- ...that the Control Point podcast ended after 100 episodes?
- ...that the Sandvich was the first item to have its own Meet the Team video?
- ...that the Scotsman's Skullcutter originally had the Bottle sound?
- ...that when you equip Crit-a-Cola in the weapons loadout menu, it shows the Scout holding a RED Bonk! Atomic Punch?
- ...that the Syringe Gun and the Blutsauger are the only projectile (non hitscan) weapons that cannot be air-blasted?
- ...that the Golden Wrench is made out of Australium, as seen on page 9 in the comic "Loose Canon"?
- ...that the Hadouken was once able to kill a Scout under the effect of Bonk! Atomic Punch?
- ...that Robin Walker's Primeval Warrior Badge was given to him on August 24th, 1998 as seen here?
- ...that you can destroy sticky bombs with melee weapons?
- ...that the Engineer is the only class to receive unlockable weapons before his update?
- ...that the Engineer's grandfather, Radigan Conagher, invented the Engineer's unlocks in 1850?
- ...the Pyro on the Official Team Fortress 2 homepage has their gas mask on in reverse?
- ...that although the Frontier Justice shares names with an achievement, the two are not related in any way?
- ...that the Heavy is the only class not wearing any default headgear?
- ...that if you increase the view model field of view enough, you will see that the Spy does not bring his hand to the Ambassador to reload it?
- ...that if you use a taunt kill while someone is covered in Jarate, it will show a critical taunt kill icon?
- ...that a tombstone in Harvest reads "R.I.P. The 10th Class"?
- ...that the acronyms for the Heavy's Killing Gloves of Boxing and the Gloves of Running Urgently, K.G.B. and G.R.U. respectively, are also the acronyms of now-disbanded Russian Secret Services?
- ...that the Engineer's mini-sentry has the same statistics and characteristics (damage values, health etc.) as the autogun from the Team Fortress 2 demake: Gang Garrison 2?
- ...that the capture status indicator on the HUD for a Control point breaks with 16 or more players on the point?
- ...that it is possible to be killed whilst under the effects of an Ubercharge?
- ...that the word "piss" is swear-filtered to "Jarate" on the Steam forums?
- ...that taunting with the Pain Train will cause the Demoman to drink from the end of his Pain Train and the Soldier to bang it on his head?
- ...that in Sam & Max 304: Beyond the Alley of the Dolls, a BLU Dispenser makes a cameo appearance [6]?
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- ...that the Spy achievement, Spies Like Us, is a reference to a 1985 movie titled Template:W, starring Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd?
- ...that the Demoman's real name is "Tavish Degroot"?
- ...that the Engineer's real name is "Dell Conagher"?
- ...that there was a glitch to upgrade the Gunslinger's Mini-sentry to a mini level 3 sentry but it was later patched?
- ...that with the Sticky Jumper equipped, your Grenade Launcher cannot hurt you as a Demoman?
- ...that the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker's face is one side of the full face seen on the emblem on the Ghastlier Gibus and the Horseless Headless Horsemann's belt buckle?
- ...that in the console versions of TF2, the Heavy's melee displays the K.G.B. kill icon instead of that of the Fists?
- ...that the castle featured in the map DeGroot Keep belongs to the RED Demoman and his parents?
- ...that the Engineer is the only class with two "Teleporter Here" Lines?
- ...that you cannot outsmart bullets?
- ...that you can stop a Soldier from doing the Kamikaze taunt by airblasting him, but he will continue doing the animations?
- ...that in Meet the Spy when the Spy disguises as a Medic his eyebrows don't change?
- ...that the Demoman is the only class whose class-specific hats are all paintable?
- ...that the intersecting paint lines on the Chargin' Targe form the Team Fortress logo?
- ...that the Demoman's arm emblem is a piece of TNT, his old default primary weapon, even though the official icon for him has since changed to a spherical bomb?
- ...that the Mann Co. Supply Crate made its first appearance in the Mac Update trailer?
- ...that in Meet the Demoman, the Demoman inadvertently hits a grenade off of his desk, causing it to activate but not explode?
- ...that the Lugermorph was originally exclusive to the Scout?
- ...that the Demoman reloads all the grenades for the Grenade Launcher into the same chamber?
- ...that the Mad Milk shares the same liquid effect in first person as Boomer Bile in Left 4 Dead 2?
- ...that the new kill symbols of the Polycount weapons are a different shade from previous kill icons?
- ...that health is not gained when shooting a cloaked enemy Spy covered in Mad Milk?
- ...that the Gloves of Running Urgently do the least damage of all melee weapons?
- ...that the Pyro has a pink purse in his/her locker?
- ...that the Alien Swarm Parasite was the first item to be unlocked from the achievements earned in another game?
- ...that the note in the Sniper's camper van says "Tax in Post", which is a reference to the British TV show 'Only Fools and Horses'?
- ...that the Respectless Rubber Glove was the first item in-game to get jigglebones?
- ...that Community Weapons are given to valuable community contributors?
- ...that Valve Weapons are given to Valve members, and once had overpowered effects?
- ...that Meet the Engineer is the only "Meet the Team" video that does not feature a Team Fortress 2 map?
- ...that Abraham Lincoln is the original BLU Pyro, part of the first mercenary team employed by Blutarch Mann?
- ...that on Upward, there are clocks near each spawn that tell the actual time?
- ...that the reload for the Shortstop is a combination of the Pistol's and the Force-A-Nature's reload animation?
- ...that the Sydney Sleeper shoots using compressed air?
- ...that the Familiar Fez is a reference to an Austin Powers movie character?
- ...that Valve had previously released an unrelated Half-Life Deathmatch map named Double Cross?
- ...that the Rocket Jumper and Sticky Jumper block all blast damage from the exploding pumpkins in Harvest?
- ...that when a player is covered in Mad Milk, it won't be removed until it wears off, even if you touch a resupply locker?
- ...that Valve's Announcer is based on a piece of fan art made by Makani?
- ...that in the TF2 beta the Engineer's glove was colored based on what team he's on?
- ...that the ingredients of Bonk! Atomic Punch and Crit-a-Cola are water, radiation and sugar?
- ...that the Heavy achievement Crock Block can be earned by having a critical rocket fired from the Rocket Jumper fired at him?
- ...that a single pair of Vintage Earbuds exist in the game?
- ...that the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head and the Saxton Hale Mask renders the wearer immune to the Horseless Headless Horsemann's BOO! Taunt?
- ...that there is a secret room under the map of KOTH Harvest?
- ...that the beta version's Pyro was unambiguously a man?
- ...that after the Engineer Update, there have been two more variations on the "More Gun" theme song?
- ...that Team Fortress 2 was first announced in 1998?
- ...that Your Eternal Reward's name and description reference lines of dialogue from Disney's Aladdin?
- ...that originally, the game would have flags, not briefcases, like its predecessor Team Fortress Classic?
- ...that the viewmodel for the Demoman has him hold his Stickybomb Launcher with one hand, but the world model has him hold it with two hands?
- ...that when the Alien Swarm Parasite is shot, it emits blood, showing it may have been (or still is) alive?
- ...that when you move Ze Goggles in your backpack, it makes a sound identical to that of night vision googles from Counter Strike: Source?
- ...that being killed by the Horseless Headless Horsemann is considered a suicide in the console?
- ...that the Backburner originally boosted the Pyro's maximum health by 50?
- ...that the Demoman and the Medic are the only classes without the ability of causing harm beyond a certain distance, as their only ranged weapons shoot projectiles that arc over distance ?
- ...that when the Engineer and the Scout have the Lugermorph equipped, when they reload, they actually put an invisible clip in it?
- ...that when the Horseless Headless Horsemann has less than 50% health, he changes the way he holds his weapon to single handed like the Bottle?
- ...that the portrait of Redmond and Blutarch in Mann Manor was added by Valve?
- ...that the Kritzkrieg was originally called the Critzcrieg?
- ...that there are more than 450 variations of 2Fort?
- ...that there is a secret area accessible via spectator mode underneath Dustbowl?
- ...that both the Spine-Chilling Skull and the Voodoo Juju can still be crafted?
- ...that hitting an enemy underwater directly with the Direct Hit would previously count as an Airshot?
- ...that Pipeline was first seen in the background of the Bonk! Atomic Punch page of The Scout Update page?
- ...that even the women in Australia, according to the Loose Canon comic, have bushy, Saxton Hale-esque moustaches?
- ...that on Thunder Mountain, the Soldier can be seen lecturing the team?
- ...that when you win a round while using Engineer and holding the Frontier Justice, your gun will only glow for the first shot but will nonetheless still deal crits?
- ...that if a Soldier has the Rocket Jumper and Equalizer equipped he can perform the Kamikaze taunt without damaging himself? This is also a way of Concussion Jumping.
- ...that the ghost of Zepheniah Mann on Harvest appears at a hidden room when not spawned?
- ...that not all the phrases spoken by the characters have been translated into Russian?
- ...that the Sniper is the only one to use a non-standard weapon on either of the game-start loading screens?
- ...that there was a glitch in the Team Fortress 2 item system where you could craft the Enthusiast's Timepiece and the Iron Curtain for less than half an hour?
- ...that the Engineer is the only class with more than one Kill Taunt?
- ...that the Lumbricus Lid is the first, and so far only hat, to affect an ingame sound, in this case the Kamikaze?
- ...that there are 41 bullets in the Heavy's ammo belt?
- ...that the Stickybomb launcher and the Grenade launcher have inverted slots on the Demoman's loadout?
- ...that in every Meet the Team video except for Meet the Sandvich it says "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" at the bottom of each titlecard?
- ...that the Scout was the first class to have class-specific Domination responses added during a class update?
- ...that the "Leaked Video" emergency panel in Meet the Spy originally read "Lost Memory"?
- ...that the Pyro's Hadouken will ignite enemies it doesn't kill instantly?
- ...that the Pyro can perform a rudimentary Rocket jump, Grenade jump, or even Sentry rocket jump via compression blast?
- ...that the breaking guitar noise with the Dischord taunt is the same as the guitar hit sound in Left 4 Dead 2?
- ...that a bug in the game means that when you die with the Stickybomb Launcher, the model that shows up is actually the Scottish Resistance?
- ...that a Scout covered in Mad Milk under the effects of Bonk! Atomic Punch will still give health to the enemy attacking him?
- ...that in the Meet the Scout trailer, the Heavy is still alive in the end, as noted by a twitch of his fingers?
- ...that despite being a shotgun, the Scattergun has iron sights on it while the regular Shotgun does not?
- ...that the class emblems on Demoman's shoulders were changed at some point from a TNT stick to a Sticky Bomb?
- ...that in his class portrait the Demoman's eye patch is over his right eye, but in game it's over his left eye?
- ...that the Pyro in Killing Floor doesn't muffle like he normally does but speaks like all the other characters?
- ...that after the Spy taunts with his disguise kit and puts a new cigarette in his mouth, he doesn't actually light it?
- ...that the Team Fortress logo is present in many places, including the Portal website?
- ...that there are computers hidden behind cracked doors on DeGroot Keep, despite the map ostensibly taking place during medieval times?
- ...that the Pyro can heal teammates with a reflected Crusader's Crossbow bolt?
- ...that you can survive the Heavy's taunt kill if you are wearing The Fists of Steel?
- ...that with the addition of the Loch-n-Load, all stock items can be replaced in the loadout?
- ...that a Telefrag will instantly fill the Buff Banner's gauge?
- ...that the Scout has a strong liking for tacos?
- ...that the Demoman will wield his Scotsman's Skullcutter, Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker and Claidheamh Mòr with two hands in 1st person view, but single handed in world view?
- ...that DeGroot Keep is the only map where you can shoot through all the gates or "portcullises"?
- ...that the majority of weaponry firing animations, such as with the Shortstop, do not actually feature the class pulling the trigger?
- ...that one renamed Shotgun can be equipped on the Engineer, the Soldier, the Pyro and the Heavy at the same time?
- ...that in the closed beta, the Scout had a sprint ability?
- ...that both teams' main spawn rooms in Coldfront were inspired by the war room from the 1964 film Template:W?
- ...that the Handyman's Handle previously didn't have a broken handle, which made the hat too tall?
- ...the Claidheamh Mòr's kill icon shows the hilt's embellishment as having one side curled up and one side curled down; however, the weapon itself has both turned down?
- ...that the Soldier's Shotgun taunt doesn't deal any damage or consume any ammunition, even though he fires his gun three times?
- ...that the Boston Basher looks like the earlier melee weapon for the Special Delivery pack, the Nail Biter?
- ...that the promotional hats (i.e. Bill's Hat) come in different shapes & sizes depending on the character you use?
- ...that both Egypt and Badwater Basin have names of real-life locations, the former named after the Template:W in northeastern Africa, and the latter after a Template:W in California?
- ...that the bagpipe music in DeGroot Keep is a re-use of the Template:W anthem used when a round is won by the British team?
- ...that the Sniper is the only class that can use all 3 loadout slots in Medieval mode?
- ...that the Crusader's Crossbow does not have a drawstring?
- ...that the Crusader's Crossbow uses the same arrows as the Huntsman?
- ...there are 'MANNS' brand soft drinks in Left 4 Dead 2, located in the third safe room of Hard Rain?
- ...that using A Distinctive Lack of Hue on a Defiant Spartan will paint it dark red instead of black?
- ...that the Engineer takes off his goggles in the Loose Canon web comic?
- ...that, if killed by a Golden Wrench, a disguised Spy will fall over in the reference pose?
- ...that in the comic where the Sniper becomes a Jarate master, his hat is on backwards in the last three panels?
- ...that the Scotsman's Stove Pipe has a curved brim and is not straight, making it more like a "chimney pot" style of top hat than a "stove pipe"?
- ...that the Medic has a killing taunt, a healing taunt, and a self-healing taunt?
- ...that Huntsman arrows and Crusader's Crossbow bolts can destroy rockets mid-flight?
- ...that after the Meet the Spy film came out during the Sniper vs. Spy Update, the cut inflicted on the Sniper's cheek was added to his in-game model?
- ...that the gas mask Foster's Facade is modeled after is made in Russia?
- ...that the Troublemaker's Tossle Cap used to have two team-colored stripes that were visible after painting?