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...that the Engineer couldn't haul his buildings until the Engineer Update, three years after Team Fortress 2 first came out?
...that Valve employees have the ability to cheat on any server by using an employee exclusive cheat command called Powerplay?
...that the Rocket Jumper and Sticky Jumper used to have max health penalties?
...that Valve employees can give themselves weapons with the special Valve quality?
...that in Trailer 1 the Spy can be seen wielding a Tranquilizer Gun?
...that in Trailer 2, two Medics can be briefly seen in the reference pose?
...that in Meet the Demoman, during the censored part the Demoman actually says "They've got more fecking sea monsters in the great Loch at Ness than they've got the likes of me"?
...that prior to the Meet Your Match Update, only the Quick-Fix allowed the Medic to match the speed of his patient?

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...that there are Cool Beans hidden on the map Banana Bay?
...that the Whoopee Cap's description references Jughead Jones, of Archie Comics fame, who is well-known for wearing a similar cap?
...that a fully charged Machina headshot is one of the few things that can kill a Spy at full health while he's using the Dead Ringer?
...that the Festive Huntsman has a tag on it that says "Merry Smissmas --Sniper"?
...that the Woodland Warrior Rocket Launcher skin has a hidden Spycrab in it?
...that it is possible to land Mini-Crits using the Axtinguisher on an enemy Pyro or an enemy Sniper wearing the Darwin's Danger Shield?

...that it is possible to survive to perform the Soldier's Kamikaze taunt by colliding with a ceiling before the explosion part of the taunt?
...that the Your Eternal Reward is a reference to Aladdin?
...that the oldest known unusual is a Circling Peace Sign Stout Shako?
...that the only non-stock Soldier primary Weapons that have a hollow barrel are the Original and the Rocket Jumper?
...that with the Lumbricus Lid equipped the Kamikaze taunt will have a unique Kill icon?
...that there are RED Versions of the Mann vs. Machine robots in the files, but nowhere to be seen in-game?

...that a fully overhealed Heavy with the Fists of Steel active and under the effect of the Dalokohs Bar can survive a fully-charged Machina headshot?
...that the Festive lights on some weapons are powered by Bonk! batteries?
...that the Engineer at the end of "Meet the Medic" is playing "A Little Heart to Heart" on his guitar?
...that it was revealed in the Comics that there were several teams hired by the Administrator named Vanguard, Echelon, and Citadel?
...that there are a total of 160 weapons?
...that Scout has 7 older brothers and he is the youngest?

...that the Engineer and Medic have the least amount of weapons?
...that the Scout and Pyro have the most amount of weapons?
...that the only taunt you can unlock for free is the Director's Vision?
...that the Pyro has the most taunt kills?
...that in the Ghoul Box, a cosmetic item for the Engineer, it shows a hidden rat in its textures referencing the creator's late pet rat?
...that the Demoman was once poisoned in the comic, Old Wounds, by nothing but food since he drinks alcohol a lot?

...that the Nessie's Nine Iron, a melee reskin for Demoman, is a reference to the legendary Scottish monster, the Loch Ness Monster?
...that the Spy is known to speak phrases in French, Spanish and Italian?
...that the Team Fortress Classic Sniper is named Virgil, and the Team Fortress Classic Engineer is named Fred?
...that the Shred Alert has its own unused kill icon?
...that the Sentry Buster uses the animations and hitboxes of a Giant Demoman Robot, and thus can be headshotted?
...that Saxton Hale fought a lion while cutting his hair?

...that the Medic appeared to have various organs from various exotic creatures in his fridge in Meet the Medic, including a Loch Ness hamster?
...that the Pyro can reflect Rescue Ranger bolts and Crusader's Crossbow syringes?
...that in the Scout update, if you sent a letter to Mann Co. ordering a Force-A-Nature, you would get a letter from Saxton Hale saying they were out of stock, but in The Contract comic, they were overstocked?
...that in Meet the Spy while Spy fights with the Medic, after knocking his glasses into the air a Half-Life 2 crate prop appears?
...that the Bread Bite has 2 completely unique inspect animations, unlike the rest of Heavy's gloves?
...that Archimedes used to be a wedding dove, before the Medic stole the catering van used for the prime minister's wedding where Archimedes was situated?

...that the Flame Thrower and Knife are the single class weapons with the most reskins?
...that Sinshine became an official map added in the Scream Fortress 2015 event, before its non-Halloween counterpart Sunshine which was added in Meet your Match?
...that according to the comic Death of a Salesbot the President of the United States by 1999 is a Pomeranian named "Kisses Von Butternubs"?
...that Medic's pet Archimedes, had his name based off of a real scientist that studied physics?
...that TF2 had grenades in it at some point?
...that the bobblehead in Meet the Sniper was originally supposed to be an "Old Geezer" instead of the Civilian?

...that Pier has a secret disco room behind the vent in BLU spawn?
...that when you suicide in spawn, you can immediately respawn by changing classes?
...that collecting heads with the Eyelander or its reskins also increases your Shield bash damage?
...that there are exactly 21 bars in the loading screen?
...that the Spy has the most class-exclusive weapon reskins, at 8?
...that healing beams from the Medi Gun and its alternatives, Dispenser, Payload cart, and team leaders in Player Destruction mode decrease the duration of Jarate and Mad Milk effects?

...that disguising as a friendly Spy with the Disguise Kit will simply remove your disguise?
...that there were plans to add female versions of the mercenaries?
...that at low health the Shahanshah does the most melee damage in the game, dealing just 3 more points than the Scotsman's Skullcutter?
...that Valve used motion-capture for some of the scenes in Expiration Date?
...that tf_hud_notification_show_count_ghost_controls_no_respawn is the biggest console command present in TF2?
...that the Pyro was the first character to get a Taunt kill?

...that the Soldier got rejected from all branches of the US military during WWII?
...that the Your Eternal Reward resembles the TFC knife?
...that the Medic has no class-specific domination lines?
...that Robin Walker, John Cook, and Ian Caughley originally created QTF just because they wanted a multiclass version of Quake for their own use?
...that the Gas Grenade is a scrapped grenade weapon that was to be used by the Spy?
...that the first time the Engineer is seen without his goggles is in the Loose Canon comic?

...that some cosmetic hats and bot heads from MVM are available on the Steam community marketplace for SteamVR?
...that the Detpack is a weapon in the classic Team Fortress games and is only used by the Demoman?
...that in the WAR! comic, the Administrator is watching the events of Meet the Spy unfold before Miss Pauling shows up?
...that the C.A.P.P.E.R is the same weapon used by the 'captain' of the space movie BLU watches in the Invasion Update trailer?
...that there are 7 items that can be both Strange and Genuine quality?
...that the ghost of Zepheniah Mann is still wearing his Ghastly Gibus?

...that the Heavy's stock melee was originally a Lead Pipe?
...that the Shortstop was originally supposed to slow down players on hit, but never functioned properly?
...that the Spy is the only class in the game with a custom PDA?
...that the Engineer is the shortest of the Classes?
...that the Medic traded his soul for a pen in the comic The Naked and the Dead?
...that the Demoman's eye was "given back" by the Medic in the comic The Naked and the Dead?

...that the Pyromancer's Mask has an unused bodygroup, which gives it grey horns?
...that the Pyro, during the robot invasion, owned a company?
...that the Battalion's Backup and the Resistance Powerup are the only sources of melee resistance in the game?
...that both Achievements, Riftwalker and Five Second Plan are earned from the same context?

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