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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 the voice for the Administrator is Ellen McLain, the same voice for GLaDOS from Portal?

...that the Sniper's Halloween Mask features a "surprised" face with 3 eyes? So far, no one has manged to figure out why.

...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 ordered the Cloak and Dagger and Dead Ringer Spy Watches from the 'Dapper Rogue Catalogue for the Gentleman Scoundrel'?[2]

...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 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 at the end of Meet the Spy he stabs the Heavy and Soldier to the tune of the ending flourish?

...that in Meet the Spy, the first hats for the Heavy and Sniper could be seen before they were officially revealed?

...that the RED Spy is in a relationship with the BLU Scout's mother?

...that Meet the Spy is the first Meet the Team video to have someone killed by their own teammate?

...that the bore of the Ambassador has been estimated to be around .88 cal?

...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 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 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[3] endorsed by bodybuilder Charles Atlas?

...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 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 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 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 with a Taunt kill?

...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 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 if you autobalanced, your killer has a opposite team colour, even he is from same team as you?

...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 a Pyro's airblast can reflect enemy Jarate and Huntsman arrows?

...that the Ambassador originally couldn't destroy Engineer buildings or Demoman sticky bombs?

...that the Ambassador originally only did Mini-Crit headshots?

...that in the Meet the Scout video, the Scout actually double jumps off the shipping container?

...that the Soldier is known to post on the TF2 Official Blog?

...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 the Sniper was the first class to receive a taunt kill with a primary weapon?

...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 Engineer uses a monkey Wrench?

...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?

...the the Meet the Spy video 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 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)?

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

...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 in Meet the Spy, the apparent Scout touches the Intelligence, though in-game this would cause him to lose his disguise?

...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 Soldier and the Pyro are the only 2 classes to die of environmental death in a Meet the Team video (as both are killed by a moving train in Meet the Scout)?

...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 , Darwin's Danger Shield , Gunslinger , Gunboats , Buff Banner and The Battalion's Backup are the only weapons that are visible at all times when equipped?

...the Spy is the only class in the character selection 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?

...that in Meet the Engineer the back of the truck behind the RED Engineer is filled with BLU Intelligence Cases?

...the taunt attack icon for the Huntsman depicts a gloved right hand, though the Sniper wears his glove on his left hand?

...the Sniper only wears a left hand glove in the world view, but wears two in the player view?

...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 in Meet the Engineer the 'campfire' near the truck is actually a burning BLU Sniper's corpse?

...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 if you reload the Revolver or the Ambassador and quickly pull out the Dead Ringer or go invisible with the Cloak and Dagger, the Spy will appear to have three arms?

...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 Administrator's chair changes shape between the last two pages of the Soldier comic?[7][8]

...the Soldier was the first class to have 4 possible unlockable items: the Direct hit, the Buff Banner, the Equalizer and the Gunboats?

...the Pyro is the only class that is able to taunt attack with 2 different weapons: the Shotgun and the Flaregun?

...it is possible to critical-hit a Pyro with the Axtinguisher? (It requires another Pyro to constantly hit the enemy Pyro with his/her Flamethrower)

...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 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 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 achievement?

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

...that the Soldier's Grenade taunt attack used to be survivable if you had 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 Saxton Hale's chest hair is in the shape of Australia?[9]

...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?

...the chair the Administrator sits on in page 5 of the Soldier comic has the same design as the chair that sits behind the desk of 2Fort intel rooms?[12]

...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 to date, the Soldier has the most taunts in the game, having a unique taunt for the Equalizer, the Direct hit, the Rocket Launcher, the Shovel, the Shotgun and the Buff Banner, making six taunts in total?

...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, when not in use, the Engineer taps the pump of his Shotgun?

...that the Demoman's Grenade Launcher is based off the real life M79 Grenade Launcher?

...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 wearer's 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 the Demoman was the first class to have four melee weapons?

...that Sniper, Demoman, and Scout are the only classes that have food in their domination lines?

...that the Tribalman's Shiv was the first melee unlockable for Sniper?

...that Scotsman's Skullcutter and Eyelander are the only weapons that can decapitate?

...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 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 puts the clip in in reverse?

...that the Team Fortress logo is rotated at a 7° tilt?

...that the Scotsman's Skullcutter originally had the Bottle sound?

...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 when you equip Crit-a-Cola in the weapons loadout menu, it shows the Scout holding a RED Bonk! Atomic Punch?

...that December 11, 2008 Patch have a wrong date on 119th Update updates list and says January 7, 2009.

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

...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 the Heavy, Soldier and Scout, are the only 3 classes that have met Saxton Hale in real life?

...that the Golden Wrench is made out of Australium, as seen on page 9 in the comic "Loose Canon"?

...that the Hadouken could kill a Scout under the effect of Bonk! Atomic Punch?

...that Australium looks almost exactly like gold?

...that the BLU Soldier, RED Demoman and BLU Engineer are the only classes that have an official name?

...that Robin Walkers Primeval Warrior Badge was given to him on August 24th, 1998 as seen here?

...that in Meet the Spy, there is no visible latch for the RED Spy's Knife, yet the handles stay together until he plucks it from the BLU Sniper's corpse?

...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 two 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 soldier?
...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 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 the Frontier Justice does not have the shoulder-stock in 1st person?

...that it is possible to be killed whilst under the effects of an Ubercharge, so long as your opponent either causes an environmental death, such as making contact with a blade in Sawmill or being pushed off of the edge of the map in Hightower or Thundermountain, or is lucky enough to Telefrag you?
...that multiple Engineers hitting one building with their melee weapons causes it to build faster than one Engineer alone?
...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?
...that in one of the BLU spawn rooms in Thunder Mountain, there's a big glass window that has NPCs of a Blu Sniper, Pyro, Heavy, Spy, and Soilder, looking at a globe map and perform their taunts and Thriller dance?
... in Thunder Mountain, there is a Sniper hidden in the hills with a campfire and his camper van?

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...that Bill's Hat was the first paintable promotional hat?

...that the Demoman is the class with most melee items in the game with a total of 7?

...that the Lugermorph was originally a scout weapon when they were given out, And the Lugermorph is now a Scout and Engineer weapon?

...that the voice actress of the administrator is the only one to apear in all orange box games

...that the Pyro can reflect projectiles from the Flare Gun?

...that the Demoman reloads all the granades for the Grenade launcher into the same chamber?

...that the Gloves of Running Urgently can be used to build an Uber Charge faster than usual?

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

...that the hit noise of the Holy Mackerel can be easily used to find cloaked enemy spies?

...that the Holy Mackerel has no damage difference to the Bat or the Sandman?

...that "Sasha" and "Natasha" are the nicknames of one of President Obama's daughters, also the names of Heavy's miniguns?

...that the new kill symbols of the polycount weapons are a different shade to previous kill icons?

...that the Shortstop has a higher DPS (damage per second) than both the Scattergun and Force 'a' Nature?

...that health is not gained when shooting a cloaked enemy spy covered in Mad Milk?

...that there is close to a 25% chance of gaining a hat from a crate?

...that the Gloves of Running Urgently do the least damage of all melee weapons?

...that using the Equalizer taunt with the Rocket Jumper equipped causes very little damage to be taken?

...that the Mad Milk, like the Jarate, can be used to locate invisible spies?

...that the Pyro has a pink purse in his/her locker?

...that the Master's Yellow Belt is not removed by the Sniper when taunting with the Kukri, Tribalman's Shiv or the Bushwhacka?

...that the Medic has significantly less weapons than every other class?

...that taunting just before running off a ledge causes the player appearing to continue taunting, while being able to move regularly?

...that all drop able items are still findable when playing offline single player mode?

...that, due to the degreaser decreasing the time to switch weapons, the Pyro can now fire his/her shotgun or flaregun between reflecting rockets?

...that, due to a bug, the degreaser only uses its own kill icon when a building is destroyed, and otherwise uses the flamethrower's?

...that the Scout receives a point for extinguishing burning team mates with the Mad Milk?

...that, similar to the Jarate, being healed by a dispenser or medic will cause the affect of the Mad Milk to wear off faster?

...that Baseball Bill's Sports Shine can be bought for more than the Mining Light, even though it is generally accepted as a lesser hat?

...that the Troublemaker's Tossle Cap dissapeares upon death of the player?

...that in the class updates the Spy has 34 achievements and the Medic has 36, while everyone else has 35?

...that none of the Polycount hats can be painted currently?

...that the Camera Beard cost less in the Mann Co. Store than advertised in the Day 4 Sniper vs. Spy update?

...that Pyro's taunt kill 'Hadouken' is the only taunt kill that can be executed through a wall, such as a fence or gate?

...that the Alien Swarm Parasite is the first item to be unlocked from another game?

...that upon decapitation, the Demoman has a chance of cutting the Heavy's hands off?

...that the Wrangler has no visible buttons or triggers, yet the Engineer is able to make his Sentry fire bullets and rockets by simply moving the joystick forward?

...that the Soldier is the only class without any kind of secondary fire ability?

...that during Meet the Spy, the BLU Spy's cigarette moves strangely in his hand, particularly at the moment when saying 'you've seen what he's done to our colleagues'?

...that the Pyro is the only class whose nationality is still unknown?

...that one of the early versions of plr_pipeline was set during daytime, as seen in the Scout update's third page displaying Bonk! Atomic Punch?

...that the Crit-a-Cola was designed the day before it was incorporated into the game?

...that the dog tags worn by the Scout are blank?

...that Vintage Pyrolean was supposed to be the name of the Vintage Merryweather?

...that a Shotgun was depicted in the picture introducing the crafting system in the War Update, yet you cannot actually craft a shotgun at all?

...that the Gunslinger and the Übersaw have the only Taunt kills without an associated achievement?

...that the Kritzkrieg and Backburner are simply the default class weapons with an added overlaying model?

...that the Engineer's Southern Hospitality appears to have a bottle opener incorporated at the top?

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

...that the Engineer Update was the first (and so far only) class update in which all the weapons released do not randomly crit?

...that the Dynamite pack was scrapped 2 times?

...that the Shovel taunt makes a banging noise even if the Cheater's Lament is equipped?

...that in the beta version of the game, 2fort had no roof on bridge?

...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 according to the Spy, rainbows make Scout cry?

...that the Direct Hit, the Buff Banner and the Equalizer were hidden in the War update pages?

...that Saxton Hale invented Jarate by kicking a chair across the room?

...that Meet the Spy is the longest "Meet The..." video so far?

...that when the Spy's head is blew up in Meet the Spy, it shows the unused decapitated model?

...that the Camera beard was added to the game because of popular demand?

...that Community Weapons are given to valuable community contributors?

...that Valve Weapons are given to Valve members, and once had overpowered effects?

...that the Pyro is the only class referred to in-game as being both male and female?

...that the Pyro is the only class in the game to possess weapons in all three weapon slots that can individually guarantee Critical hits?

...that the Alien Swarm Parasite hat was referenced in the review of alien swarm on G4's attack of the show?

...that Hydro is the only official Territory Control map?

...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 while having the KGB equipped, often your hands will not be visible to you while taunting?

...that on pl_upward there are clocks near each spawn that tell the ACTUAL time?

...that while reloading the Shortstop the Scout will hold the gun sideways in third-person or to other players, however he reloads it like a normal Pistol in first-person view?

...that while having the Mad Milk and the Shortstop equipped, the Scout has the same taunt for both weapons?

...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 vintage weapons are weapons crafted or found before the Mann-Conomy Update?

...that the Familiar Fez is a reference to an Austin Powers movie?

...that if you bought Left 4 Dead 2 on or before Thursday, October 7th 2010 you get Ellis' Cap and a Frying Pan?

...that during Meet the Spy the cigarette's color in the Spy's hand changes from brown to white?

...that an Engineer healed by his own Dispenser counts towards his Points?

...that if an Engineer uses his own Teleporter, he doesn't earn a half-point for it?

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

...that when you throw Mad Milk on a Spy, he says the same words as if you throw Jarate on him?

...that Saxton Hale is the owner of England?

...that the bucket icons for the default weapons are based on beta designs?

...that the Degreaser for Pyro shows the Degreaser kill icon if you destroy a building but a regular Flamethrower icon if you kill a player?

...that when a player is covered in Mad Milk, jumping in water will not remove the effect?

...that with the release of The Black Box for the Soldier, every class can now negate or prevent a Pyro's afterburn damage on their own?

...that with the release of the Mann-Conomy Update, every class except for the Sniper and Spy can directly heal themselves?

...that the Rocket Jumper blocks all blast damage from the exploding pumpkins in Harvest?

...that the Alien Swarm Parasite Hat is currently the only hat that moves in different positions depending on what class wears it?

...that with the release of the Mann-Conomy Update, every class with base 125 health has an item that raises it to 150, except the Spy?

...that when a player is covered in Mad Milk, even if you go in the resupply locker, it won't be removed?

...that since the introduction of the G.R.U., all classes with speeds < 100% now have ways of running faster?

...that the Equalizer grenade taunt can be survived if you have the Rocket Jumper equipped?

...that the Mad Milk shows as "JAR" in the HUD?

...that holding the reload button while firing with a loadable gun will make it fire in strange ways?

...that Valve's Announcer is based on a fan art made by makani?

...that in the TF2 beta the Engineers 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 is the name of a song sung by Never Shout Never?

...that the Meet the Sniper theme was inspired in this song?

...that the Scout achievement 'Foul Territory' and the Demoman achievement 'He Who Celt It' have the same image?

...that the Heavy achievement 'Crock Block' can be earned by having a critical rocket fired from the Rocket Jumper fired at him.

...the there is only a single pair of Vintage Earbuds that exists in the entire game?

...that almost every hat for the Soldier and Demoman will have clipping issues with their high collars?

...that the Heavy didn't get his own theme is his update?

...that the coding used for training can be manipulated to be used as a campaign mode?

...That Frontier Justice Maximum Critical cap is 35?

...That if you color a Ghastly Gibus, It will turn as a ring, not the entire hat?

...That sometimes a glitch will happen making your hat come off while in gameplay?

...That, two unusual hats cannot be crafted into another unusual hat? The result of two combined unusual hats will produce a normal hat.

...That crafting a non-tradeable weapon with any weapon makes the scrap metal non-tradeable?

...that the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head renders the wearer immune to the Horseless Headless Horsemann's BOO! Taunt?

...that the Demoman currently has the most melee weapons out of any class, at a total of six?

...that, excluding the Pyro and the Sniper, every class has a taunt kill with a melee weapon?

...that, every class except the Spy and Heavy has a weapon that fires projectiles?

...that in Meet the Spy, when the heavy breaks throught the locked door, you can see a floating outlet to the left of the heavy when the scout grabs onto the briefcase?

...that you can make almost all of the new weapons with just reclaimed metal and a additional weapon?

...that there is a secret room under the map of Koth Harvest?

...that a Pyro can also reflect a Sandman's baseball?

...with some luck and very good aim, it is possible to stop a Rocket propelled by a Soldier or an Arrow propelled by a Sniper with the Huntsman?

...that the Meet the Spy video wasn't really leaked at all. You can see "leaked video" on the information wall found at the beginning of the video.

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