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*... that in meet the spy, the spy was able to take down the sentry in less than two seconds even though the sentry had full health and the sapper wasn't on the sentry (in the game, it takes more than two seconds to take down a sentry and the sapper is on the sentry)?
  
 
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  • ...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 the Soldier's Stash does not in any way, shape, or form promote smoking or gambling?




  • ... that in meet the spy, the spy was able to take down the sentry in less than two seconds even though the sentry had full health and the sapper wasn't on the sentry (in the game, it takes more than two seconds to take down a sentry and the sapper is on the sentry)?

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  • ...that Sawmill was the first official map to feature weather effects?
  • ...that the Sniper's father is more than slightly disappointed he did not become a doctor?
  • ...that Abraham Lincoln loves Arena Mode?
  • ...that a BLU Spy periodically appeared behind the RED Sniper in the Day 3 post of the Sniper Update before the Spy Update was ultimately revealed?
  • ...that in the Razorback update, the Dead Ringer can be seen in the 'dead' Spy's hand before it was officially announced?[1]




  • ...that the Spy can change his skeleton in an excruciatingly painful but worthwhile fashion using his Crab-Walking Kit?
  • ...that the background in the Bonk! Atomic Punch page for the Scout Update revealed the Payload Race match mode before it was announced on Day 2 of the Sniper/Spy Update?
  • ...that on 17th May 2009, Meet the Spy was leaked onto Youtube?
  • ...that in Meet the Spy, the first hats for the Heavy and Sniper could be seen before they were officially revealed?




  • ...that despite having eight children, the Scout's mom somehow managed to keep her figure?
  • ...that by crouch jumping with the Scout you can jump on the torches in Egypt's spawn and take damage?
  • ...that the Spy achievement 'Skullpluggery' and the Sniper achievement 'Self-destruct Sequence' are the first 2 achievements to have the same image?
  • ...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 in the last three panels of the Jarate advert comic, the Sniper's hat is worn backward?




  • ...that some of the BLU emergency panels shown in Meet the Spy include: Depressed, Is Drunk, Lost Dracula, Is A Man, Is A Women, On Toilet, Opened Briefcase, On Break, Found Dracula, Mangled, Needs Roommate, Needs A Ride, Stole Car, Has Evil Twin, Leaked Video and Hungry?
  • ...that the Scout wears a left-handed Batter's Helmet, despite the fact he is a right-handed batter?
  • ...that due to connection problems, a server can end up having low gravity, mixed-up animations or different weapons for different classes as well as mismatched textures?
  • ...that a Pyros 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?
  • ...that the Sniper is the first class to receive two unlockables for the same weapon slot, as both the Razorback and Jarate are secondary weapons?
  • ...that even though the Razorback is said to have a car battery taped to the back, it is actually taped to the front?
  • ...that if a Medic is killed before activating a fully charged Kritzkrieg, the Medic will be briefly surrounded with electricity?




  • ...that a Pyro can set Huntsman arrows on fire, adding an afterburn effect to the shot (with this also producing a different kill icon)?
  • ...that the security camera at the front of BLU's 2Fort base is actually RED?
  • ...that the Sniper and Spy are the only classes that don't say "Boo" when they jeer?
  • ...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 all classes except the Scout and possibly the Pyro have either stubble or facial hair?
  • ...that Jarate can hit people on the other side of a starting gate?
  • ...that the Sniper originally fired his Huntsman in a right-handed manner?
  • ...that the Spy was the first class to be able to do 2 different taunts with the same weapon?
  • ...that the Pyro was the only class to receive a class update without receiving a new taunt?
  • ...that ever since the incident in Meet the Spy, the Sniper now has a scar on his face that stretches from his ear to his nose?
  • ...that the Ambassador was originally able to shoot through multiple targets?
  • ...that cylinder does not rotate when a shot is fired with the Revolver or the Ambassador?




  • ...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?
  • ...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 RED Spy never removes his mask, not even when making love?
  • ...that Valve has adopted a policy against using external programs to idle (with those who didn't before the 2nd September receiving the Cheater's Lament)?
  • ...the Scout, the Sniper and the Spy are the only 3 classes that do not wear boots?




  • ...that the Medic and Demoman are the only classes without any weapons that fire bullets?
  • ...that the Medic is the only class holding a secondary weapon on the class selection screen?
  • ...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?
  • ...that the Sapper only has one wire when being held by the Spy, but gains a second wire when attached to a building?
  • ...that the Razorback is the only weapon that is visible at all times when equipped?
  • ...the Spy is the only class in the character selecetion screen to hold a different weapon in his HUD image and his character select model, with his HUD appearance holding the Revolver and his model holding a Knife?
  • ...the class icon for the Demoman in the character selection screen is left-handed?




  • ...the Sniper only wears a left hand glove in the world view, but wears two in the player view?
  • ...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 Soldier has personally killed 6,078 men in cold blood while looking them in the eye; jumped on 1,455 live grenades; and stuffed fourteen feet of his own intestine back into his stomach?
  • ...that the Dead Ringer does not have an in-game world model?
  • ...that Saxton Hale single-handedly wiped out the deadly Indonesian Berzerker Shark?




  • ...that the model for the Engineer has no eyeballs, as his goggles are actually part of his face (unlike the Demoman's eyepatch)?
  • ...that the Demoman is the only class with visible eyes that aren't blue?
  • ...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 the Demoman's mother, Mrs. DeGroot, was the first of the classes' parents to be seen talking during her appearance?
  • ...that in the world-view, the Sandman's ball is invisible when idle?
  • ...that so far, the Scout Update, the WAR! Update and the Engineer update are the only three Class Updates released without a Meet the Team video?
  • ...the Direct hit is the only weapon to have a brand name imprinted on it (the words MANN CO. appear on the scope)?




  • ...that Saxton Hale's chest and scalp hair disappear when he barrel rolls into his office in his comic?[4]
  • ...the Eyelander was first shown in the comic to have a gold hilt but this has not been seen in subsequent showings?[5]
  • ...the title 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 autopsy post-mortems?
  • ...the strangling holes in the Soldiers door disappeared when he asked who was at the door in his comic? [6]
  • ...the Pyro is the only class that is able to taunt attack with 2 different weapons: the Shotgun and the Flaregun?
  • ...the Direct hit has a scope, but you cannot use it?
  • ...that the Pyro was the first class to appear wielding an unlockable weapon in a 'Meet the Team' video?




  • ...that the Pyro was the first class able to do a Taunt kill?
  • ...that the Golden Wrench does not appear golden if one uses DirectX 8 or lower?
  • ...that on the Soldier's Buff Banner backpack there is a text over the eagle saying "Screaming Eagles" like the Screaming Eagles achivement?
  • ...that the Demoman is the only class who never speaks his native language of Highland Gaelic?
  • ...that the Soldier's Grenade taunt attack can be survived if you have the Gunboats equipped?
  • ...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 a Sentry Gun's rockets can damage and even kill teammates if the Sentry was destroyed after firing them?
  • ...that the Soldier's Kamikaze is the only taunt attack capable of killing the user?




  • ...that in the early stages of the TF2 Beta, the Sniper taunts used Medic dialogue?
  • ...despite constant reference to her title[10][11], the Administrator is still known as and called the Announcer by the Team Fortress community?
  • ...a Sentry beeps once, twice or thrice according to its level whenever it switches direction in its "idle" state?
  • ... that a Demoman carrying an Eyelander will swing horizontally for non-critical hits and vertically downwards for critical hits in first person view, but will always swing vertically downwards in third person view?
  • ... that a Spy can remove his own Sapper using the console command "destroy 4"?
  • ...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 the Engineer's Pistol, with 212 total ammo, has the most ammo out of any of the weapons, beating both the Flamethrower and the Minigun by 12?
  • ...that in some cases it is easier for a Pyro to kill a level 3 Sentry than a level 2, by hopping in and out of it's range and airblasting the rockets?




  • ...that the Razorback and the Buff Banner are the only weapons that are visible at all times when equipped?
  • ...that to date, the Soldier has the most weapons in game? having 2 primary weapons, 3 secondary weapons and 3 melee weapons, making 8 weapons in total?
  • ...that the Pyro, Heavy, and Spy are the only classes to have taunt attacks using one of their original taunts?
  • ...the Scout achievement 'Foul Territory' and the Demoman achievement 'He Who Celt It' have the same image?
  • ...that The Hound Dog is the first hat to have the prefix "The" before it's name?
  • ...that The Hound Dog is the first official hat to add eyewear to a class, in this case sunglasses to the Heavy?
  • ...that Hotrod flips down over the Engineer's face when he is holding a building's blueprints?
  • ...that Hotrod is the only hat to have movement that isn't 'jigglebone' related?
  • ...that in the Meet the Team videos, where it says 'Meet the Spy' for example, near the bottom right, it says 'Copyright lololol'?




  • ...that to date the Spy and the Soldier are the only ones who were presented as BLU in their own updates?
  • ...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?
  • ...that after throwing Jarate upwards, it will eventually explode - even without hitting anything?
  • ...the Killer's Kabuto is the only class hat to have its class wearers logo embroided on it?
  • ...the Pain Train is the first unlockable weapon usable by 2 classes?
  • ...the Pain Train is the first weapon to have 2 different taunts 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 Sniper, Demoman, and Scout are the only classes that have food in their domination lines?
  • ...that the Sandman originally disabled double-jumps?
  • ...that the Sandman also had a health penalty when equipped?
  • ...that using the left-handed viewmodels are just complete reversals of the regular viewmodels?(Ex. Demoman's Bottle is dated to year 8081, etc.)




  • ...that when the Engineer reloads his Pistol, he puts the clip in in reverse?
  • ...that the Team Fortress logo is rotated at a 7° tilt?
  • ...that if you hold reload while firing the Scout's or Engineer's Pistol, the animation will reload half way, fire, then do the same thing again?
  • ...that outside of second spawn room in Granary, a Pyro can airblast an enemy above the spawn room, giving them an overlook inside of it?




  • ...that the Syringe Gun and the Blutsauger are the only projectile (non hitscan) weapons that cannot be air-blasted?
  • ...that the Heavy can still throw his Sandvich while he is stunned, potentially saving his life?
  • ...that the Pyro won't get an assist from lighted Huntsman arrow killing someone?
  • ...that Australium looks almost exactly like gold?




  • ...that before a patch, if a Medic ÜberCharged himself, he can use the Übersaw to extend his ÜberCharge indefinitely?
  • ...that you can destroy sticky bombs with melee weapons?
  • ...that the Hadouken, Kamikaze and Fencing are the only tauntkills that can destroy buildings?
  • ...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?
  • ...that Radigan Conagher is a part of free masonry, probably free crafting judging from the logo on the update page?
  • ...that information related to the Engineer Update wasn't released day by day, but rather when 25 new Golden Wrenches were found?
  • ...that when an Engineer dies and drops his Golden Wrench, the skin reverts to the normal Wrench?
  • ...the Frontier Justice is the only weapon to also have an achievement by the same name?
  • ...the Engineer is the only class to receive 2 different possible taunt kills, one with the Frontier Justice, the other with the Gunslinger?




  • ...the Demoman was the only class to receive an update without a primary unlock?
  • ...the Pyro on the Official Team Fortress 2 homepage has his gas mask on in reverse?
  • ...the Sniper is the only other class able to deal fire-based damage other than the Pyro?
  • ...the Engineer sawed off his right hand to use the Gunslinger?
  • ...the first two weapons to cause bleeding were the Tribalman's Shiv and the Southern Hospitality given to the Sniper and Engineer respectively; the two biggest targets of Spy attacks?
  • ...that although the Frontier Justice has an achievement named after it, the two are not related in any way?
  • ...that the Heavy and the Medic are the only two 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 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 before a patch, there was a bug on projectiles that meant when switching teams before exploding you could damage and potentially kill teammates (ex. grenades, sentry rockets, arrows, flares etc.)?




  • ...that originally the Grenade Launcher held 6 pipe bombs per clip, but was changed to 4 to nerf and prevent spam although the model was never changed to 4?
  • ...that the Stickybomb Launcher has had many changes since release like detonation reaction time to make demo more of a defensive class unlike the solider?
  • ...that the Kritzkrieg taunt was removed and re-added in a later patch, it heals the Medic useful for living when lit on fire?
  • ...that the Jarate was originally an April fools joke, it also appeared in the Meet the Sniper video?
  • ...that Valve expressed interest in a 10th class and is often joked upon, one example being a tombstone in a community map made office harvest reading "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 every class but the Demoman, Soldier and Medic got new Medic call lines following the Engineer update?
  • ...that the Engineer's mini-sentry has the same statistics and characteristics (damage values, health etc.) as the auto-cannon 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 the Frontier Justice does not have the shoulder-stock in 1st person?

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  • ...that multiple engineers can construct buildings faster than just one?
  • ...the Demoman's Skullcutter is the only player-damaging weapon with no taunt?
  • ...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 [13]?
  • ...that you can Assist yourself as a Spy by shooting a Building that you are sapping?
  • ...that there are bright sunlit areas in Thunder Mountain even though no sun is visible shining in the sky?

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