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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 on 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 cause 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 an old advertisement 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?

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• ...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 Gun, a Sapper, and the Backstab symbol?

• ...that a Pyro can set Huntsman arrows on fire?

• ...that the Ambassador originally couldn't destroy Engineer buildings or Demoman Stickybombs?

• ...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?

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• ...that the RED Spy refers to the BLU Scout's mother affectionately as "Ma Petite Chou-fleur", or "My Little Cauliflower"?

• ...that the Sniper originally fired his Huntsman in a left-handed manner?

• ...that the Pyro was the only class to receive a class update without receiving a new taunt?

• ...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 'Mann Co' is an anagram of '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 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?

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• ...that the Sniper's voice actor, John Patrick Lowrie, is married to Ellen McLain, voice actress for the the Administrator?

• ...that the Medic and Demoman are the only classes without any weapons that fire bullets?

• ...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 the Spy fights with his Knife in his right hand, but fences with his left?

• ...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?

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• ...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?[2]

• ...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 when the Spy gets headshotted, his cigarette falls from his mouth?

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• ...that the Engineer is the only class that has two Taunt kills?

• ...that the Pyro was the first class able to do a Taunt kill?

• ...that the Demoman is the only class who never speaks his native language of Highland Gaelic?

• ...that the Heavy holds his Minigun much higher in first-person, than in third-person?

• ...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 Soldier's Kamikaze is the only taunt attack capable of killing the user?

• ...that the Pyro was the first class to appear wielding an unlockable weapon in a 'Meet the Team' video (Seen wielding a Flare Gun At the end of 'Meet the Sniper')?

• ...that the Horseless Headless Horsemann has the same animations as the Demoman in the Steam program Source SDK?

• ...that Saxton Hale's chest hair is in the shape of Australia?[3]

• ...that in the early stages of the TF2 Beta, the Sniper taunts used Medic dialogue?

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• ...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?[4]

• ...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 Hotrod flips down over the Engineer's face when he is holding a building's blueprints?

• ...that if a Huntsman arrow collides with another arrow, they will both break in mid-air?

• ...that compression blasted projectiles (excepting Stickybombs) will change color to match the Pyro's team, and result in a Mini-Crit if they hit an enemy?

• ...that the Mercenary was originally called the 'Weekend Warrior'?

• ...that stunning the Soldier with the Sandman while he is taunting with the Equalizer will stop him from exploding?

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• ...that the Scotsman's Skullcutter, the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker, the Eyelander, the Claidheam Mor, and the Half-Zatoichi are the only weapons that can decapitate?

• ...that the Sandman originally disallowed the Scout from double-jumping?

• ...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 when the Engineer reloads his Pistol, he inserts the magazine backwards?

• ...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 by healing an enemy Spy a Medic can get teamkill assists?

• ...that the Heavy can still throw his Sandvich while he is stunned, potentially saving his life?

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• ...that the Engineer's grandfather, Radigan Conagher, invented the Engineer's unlocks in 1850?

• ...the Demoman was the only class to receive an update without a primary unlock?

• ...the Pyro on the Official Team Fortress 2 homepage is wearing the gas mask with the air filter on the wrong side?

• ...the Sniper is the only class besides the Pyro able to deal fire-based damage?

• ...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 Stickybombs with melee weapons?

• ...that the Hadouken, Kamikaze and Fencing are the only tauntkills that can destroy buildings?

• ...that the Engineer was the only class to receive alternate weapons before his update?

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• ...that although the Frontier Justice shares names with an achievement, the two are not related in any way?

• ...that the Heavy and Medic are the only classes 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, L'etranger, or Big Kill 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 Gun 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?

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• ...that in Sam & Max 304: Beyond the Alley of the Dolls, a BLU Dispenser makes a cameo appearance [5]?

• ...that you can Assist yourself as a Spy by shooting a Building that you are sapping?

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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 in Meet the Spy, when the Scout is flipping the RED Spy's butterfly knife, the blade hits his knuckles, although he sucks his thumb?

• ...that the castle featured in the map DeGroot Keep belongs to the RED Demoman and his parents?

• ...that the Demoman's arm emblem was a piece of TNT, his old default primary weapon before being changed to a Stickybomb?

• ...that the Mad Milk shares the same liquid effect in first person as Boomer Bile in Left 4 Dead 2?

• ...that the SMG was originally intended for the Scout?

• ...that the Respectless Rubber Glove was the first item in-game to get jigglebones?

• ...that Meet the Engineer is the only "Meet the Team" video that does not feature a Team Fortress 2 map?

• ...that Abraham Lincoln was 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 Sydney Sleeper shoots using compressed air?

• ...that Valve had previously released an unrelated Half-Life Deathmatch map named Double Cross?

• ...that Valve's Announcer is based on a piece of fan art made by Makani?

• ...that the ingredients of Bonk! Atomic Punch and Crit-a-Cola are water, radiation and sugar?

• ...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 as a realistic FPS?

• ...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 being killed by the Horseless Headless Horsemann is considered a suicide in the console?

• ...that when the Horseless Headless Horsemann has less than 50% health, he changes the way he holds his weapon and uses one hand?

• ...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 if a Soldier has the Rocket Jumper and Equalizer equipped he can perform the Kamikaze taunt without damaging himself?

• ...that the ghost of Zepheniah Mann on Harvest appears in a hidden room when not spawned?

• ...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 in-game sound, in this case the Kamikaze?

• ...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 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 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 there are computers hidden behind cracked doors on DeGroot Keep, despite the map ostensibly taking place during Medieval times?

• ...that you can survive the Heavy's taunt kill if you are wearing The Fists of Steel?

• ...that a Telefrag will instantly fill the Buff Banner's gauge?

• ...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 the loadout menu?

• ...that the majority of weaponry firing animations, such as that used by the Shortstop, do not actually feature the class pulling the trigger?

• ...that in the closed beta, the Scout had a sprint ability?

• ...that the Handyman's Handle originally didn't have a broken handle, but was altered as the hat was too tall?

• ...that the bagpipe music in DeGroot Keep is a re-usage of the Template:W anthem used when a round is won by the British team?

• ...that, if killed by a Golden Wrench, a disguised Spy will fall over in the reference pose?

• ...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 following Meet the Spy's release, the cut inflicted on the Sniper's cheek in the film added to his in-game model as a scar?

• ...that one of the original Monday Night Combat items for the Scout was the oversized, grinning head of Bullseye, the Monday Night Combat mascot, as a hat?

• ...that "Dalokohs" backwards is "Shokolad", which is Russian or Ukrainian for "chocolate"?

• ...that Abraham Lincoln invented stairs as an alternative to Rocket jumping?

• ...that the Engineer wears his helmet backwards?

• ...that although the Demoman's Grenade Launcher has six barrels, it holds only four grenades?

• ...that there is a scarecrow on Mann Manor wearing the Ghastly Gibus?

• ...that there is a swimming pool behind the RED spawn in Stage B of Thunder Mountain?

• ...that the self-damage inflicted by the G.R.U. gives an airborne Heavy a slight nudge upward, allowing him to perform some otherwise impossible jumps?

• ...that the Sniper's voice actor is also the voice of the male citizens from Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One?

• ...that, unlike the other Meet the Team videos, the text at the bottom of the title card in Meet the Sandvich reads "Copyright OMNOMNOM" instead of "Copyright LOLOLOL"?

• ...that Saxton Hale can locate and identify hippies just by his sense of smell?

• ...that the Mad Milk is classified as a "Non-Milk Substance"?

• ...that the Lumbricus Lid gets its name from the Lumbricus genus that describes most earthworms?

• ...that according to the Official Team Fortress 2 Blog, the Scout lives in an apartment that is crammed full of promotional items?

• ...that the Scout reloads his pistol slightly faster than the Engineer?

• ...that Saxton Hale once tried to buy Apple?

...That Sniper is Scout's father