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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?

...That the Pyro update was the first update to not give the class any new taunt animations?

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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 a Pyro can set Huntsman arrows on fire?

...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 Sniper originally fired his Huntsman in a right-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 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 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?

...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 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?

...that Saxton Hale's chest hair is in the shape of Australia?[4]

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

...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 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 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, 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 when the Engineer reloads his Pistol, he puts the clip in in reverse?

...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 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 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 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?

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

...the Pyro on the Official Team Fortress 2 homepage has their gas mask on in reverse?

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

...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]?

...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 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 the Medic and the Demoman are the only classes not to have bullet-based weapons?

...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 SMG was originally intended for the Scout?

...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 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 the Skewer, Hadouken and Dischord are the only taunts which need ammo to be performed?

...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 all Wiki Caps have a rarity of either Community or Self-Made?

...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 Razorback has a scratch mark on the top left due to the Spy?

...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 the Spy and Sniper are the only 2 classes without a way to heal themselves?

...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 an airblast from a Crit-boosted Pyro will turn everything it affects into full Crits?

...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?

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