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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?




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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 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 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 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 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 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?
  • ...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?




  • ...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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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?

  • ...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 the Camera Beard cost less in the Mann Co. Store than advertised in the Day 4 Sniper vs. Spy update?
  • ...that the Sniper has two gloves on the view model, but only one on his world model?
  • ...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 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 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 Ludmila was going to be name of the primary unlockable weapon for the heavy(atual Natascha)?
  • ...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 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, implying the engineer enjoys beer in his spare time?
  • ...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 in the beta version of the game, 2fort had no roof on bridge?
  • ...that in Meet the Spy the spy slides his sapper across the floor to sap a Sentry Gun, which isn't a feature in-game?
  • ...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 Spy speaks fluent English, French, Italian and Spanish?
  • ...that according to the Spy, rainbows make Scout cry?
  • ...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 and Spy are the only classes to have the same taunts no matter which items are equipped?
  • ...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 some of the players that have used the idling program have a Cheater's Lament anyway?
  • ...that the Alien Swarm Parasite hat was referenced in the review of alien swarm on G4's attack of the show?
  • ...that a blueprint of the Gunslinger can be seen on the Engineer Update teaser?
  • ...that Hydro is the only official Territory Control map?
  • ...that the Pyro and Spy are the only two classes not to get updated taunts?
  • ...that the Engineer's missing glove is the Pyro's Respectless Rubber Glove?
  • ...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 Unusual Hats can have effects that have hearts, peace signs, or even flames that circle around your hat?
  • ...that on pl_upward there are clocks near each spawn that tell the ACTUAL time?
  • ...that the hair on Saxton Hale's chest is in the shape of the continent Australia?
  • ...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 the Familiar Fez is a reference to an Austin Powers movie? "I don't recall your name but your Fez is familiar"
  • ...that if you bought Left 4 Dead 2 on or before Thursday, October 7th 2010 you get Ellis' hat and a Frying Pan?
  • ...that during Meet the Spy the cigarette's color in the Spy's hand changes from brown to white?
  • ...that the Sniper is the only class with an SMG?
  • ...that Valve is going to release a movie maker for Team Fortress 2?
  • ...that Spy and Pyro share the same voice actor?
  • ...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 same words as if you throw Jarate on him?
  • ...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 after burn damage on their own?
  • ...that the Bombing Run is a reference to the Left 4 Dead 2 Intro Trailer. Rochelle says, "Stop the bombing run."
  • ...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 Ludmila was supposed to be the first unlockable item for the Heavy?
  • ...that since the introduction of the G.R.U., all classes with speeds < 100% now have ways of running faster?
  • ...that the Mad Milk shows as "JAR" in the HUD?

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Did you know that, the Gloves of Running Urgently was previously revealed in a beta testing video on Youtube?