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...that the Bloodhound was originally planned to be released as Sam's Hat, alongside Max's Severed Head, the Big Kill and the Lugermorph, with the release of Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse, but was scrapped due to the difficulty fitting the head of each class, yet the textures remained in the game files?
...that there are modern-day computers hidden behind the cracked doors on DeGroot Keep?
...that during the Meet the Demoman video, a Dispenser is shown behind the Sentry Gun, but disappears after the scene cuts back from the Demoman?
...that while consuming the Sandvich, the Heavy cannot be stunned?
...that the Virtual Viewfinder has a Team Fortress cartridge inserted into it, along with a screen that reads 'Game Over' on the inside of the model?
...that the only taunt you can unlock for free is the Director's Vision?
...that the number displayed when Display damage done as text over your target is enabled, the most damage that can appear is −32,767, which is one more than the lower bound of a 16 bit value?
...that Scout has 7 older brothers and he is the youngest?

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...that the song that plays when the viewer sees Pyroland in Meet the Pyro is a real song written by The Lovin' Spoonful called "Do You Believe in Magic"?
...that due to the different model physics, the Mutated Milk and Self-Aware Beauty Mark fly slightly farther than their original counterparts?
...that in Trailer 2, two Medics can be briefly seen in the reference pose?
...that both RED and BLU use the passcode "1111" as shown in Expiration Date on the inside of the van and Meet the Spy, as the number 1 key on the keypads is worn out?
...that the head of the parrot on the Jungle Inferno Update Day 2 page blows up if you hover your mouse over it?
...that the Self-Aware Beauty Mark's name is a reference to a line the Medic says in Expiration Date?

...that the original BLU team consists of some famous historical figures, such as Nikola Tesla and Abraham Lincoln?
...that the Powerjack used to have a +25% damage bonus in addition to a +75 health on kill?
...that with the Hitman's Heatmaker you can activate Focus no matter the amount of charge it is at?
...that to make a Frying Pan Strange you can use the Strange Bacon Grease on it, unlike normal weapons where you use a Strangifier?
...that in Trailer 1 the Spy can be seen wielding a Tranquilizer Gun?
...that the Neck Snap taunt is the first partner taunt that only one class can initiate?

...that the Scout appears as a figurine in Half-Life: Alyx?
...that the Rocket Jumper and Sticky Jumper used to have max health penalties?
...that the Soldier is married to the Heavy's sister, Zhanna?
...that the label on the Bonk! Atomic Punch does not have the exclamation mark (!) after the "Bonk"?
...that the Fight Songs: The Music Of Team Fortress 2 is available on vinyl?
...that the Spycrab meme's popularity resulted in a plushie version being created?

...that a fire extinguisher on Turbine Center can put out a burning player once per round?
...that the Team Fortress Wiki has a secret?
...that the Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul originally had a zombie face instead of a skull?
...that Team Fortress 2 went through several different iterations before release, such as Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms and Invasion?
...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 the Flying Guillotine has a max flight time?

...that the Cow Mangler 5000, Pomson 6000, Batsaber and a lot of other items have unused paint variants?
...that Valve employees can give themselves weapons with the special Valve quality?
...that on the queue you can change the color of the TF logo from red to blue by clicking on it?
...that the Bonk! Atomic Punch was invented in 1932 and consists of zinc, ammonium chloride, molten salt and sugar?
...that the Execution is the only taunt kill to use ammo?
...that Merasmus uses Sniper's melee animations?

...that the Chinese characters (酒吧) on the Neon Annihilator mean "bar"?
...that the Third Degree is the only direct upgrade to any weapon in the game?
...that the Classic is based on the design of the Sniper Rifle from Team Fortress Classic?
...that in the Mann vs. Machine teaser, the Scout switches between the Sandman and the stock Bat twice?
...that the gibs for each class use beta designs seen in both the first and second trailers?
...that activating all four Vaccinator charges back-to-back gives you ten seconds of ÜberCharge, two more compared to the ÜberCharges of the Medic's other secondary weapons?

...that with the Ali Baba Wee Booties or Bootlegger, a shield, and 4 or more collected heads, the Demoman becomes faster than the Scout?
...that Gold Rush started as a remake of Dustbowl from Team Fortress Classic?
...that the Eviction Notice is the fastest swinging melee weapon in the game, even faster than the Bat?
...that Valve employees have the ability to cheat on any server by using an employee exclusive cheat command called Powerplay?
...that the first classes added to QuakeWorld Team Fortress were the Scout, the Sniper, the Soldier, the Demoman and the Medic?
...that the Heavy Weapons Guy class was originally added in QuakeWorld Team Fortress because the developers loved the movie Predator?

...that the first couple of versions of Team Fortress had no teams and was purely deathmatch?
...that in case a Sapper is placed on a Sentry Gun, the Sentry manual says to "bludgeon device with reckless abandon using wrench" and "follow with sporadic shotgun fire in the immediate vicinity of the device"?
...that the Pyro class was originally added after QuakeWorld came out to help out players with slow network connections?
...that the Engineer couldn't haul his buildings until the Engineer Update, three years after Team Fortress 2 first came out?
...that the Gunboats would have been given to the Demoman if he won the WAR! Update?
...that the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker is the weapon with the longest name?

...that Medieval Mode exists because the Soldier angered a magician?
...that prior to the Meet Your Match Update, only the Quick-Fix allowed the Medic to match the speed of his patient?
...that the name "Team Fortress" came from a Doom map called fortress.wad?
...that the Disciplinary Action has the longest range compared to the other melee weapons?
...that the Engineer class was originally added in QuakeWorld Team Fortress for players who wanted to be in combat and have an impact, but didn't necessarily want to do it directly?
...that the ÜberCharge in Meet the Medic shorted out the Quick-Fix's "invuln function", which is why it rapidly heals for its ÜberCharge instead?

...that Heather Campbell, the artist who drew the original fan rendition of the Administrator, went on to illustrate many of the comics?
...that Nolan North, the voice actor for characters such as Merasmus, the Mann brothers and Zepheniah Mann, and the unused pumpkin bomb lines was born on the 31st of October, the same day as Halloween?
...that the Spy's original Knife deploy animation was much longer and more elaborate, as seen in Trailer 2?
...that a fully overhealed Demoman with the Chargin' Targe can survive the Hadouken?
...that a fully overhealed Heavy can survive the the Pyro's Execution kill taunt?
...that the Claidheamh Mòr was originally called the "Claidheamohmor" before it was changed to its current name for the "joy of our Celtic players"?

...that on Slasher, the words "RED SMELLS" followed by the addition of "GOOD" found in the RED outhouse is a reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode Sailor Mouth where SpongeBob "finishes" someone's insulting graffiti on a dumpster by adding the word "good" to it in a similar fashion?
...that Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys are internally called "decoder rings"?
...that the Atomizer's 15% damage penalty also affects its kill taunt?
...that the F1 and F3 keys are bound by default to nonexistent commands, +showroundinfo and show_matchmaking, respectively?
...that the Scout's Peace Out taunt is a reference to the Grant Gustin next to Oliver Queen's grave meme?
...that the Heavy is the only class without a taunt for most all class melee weapons?

...that the Dead Head was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the Skullcap?
...that the PlayStation 3 version of Team Fortress 2 was published by Electronic Arts?
...that the Administrator's real name is Helen?
...that The Naked and the Dead reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
...that in the game's code, the developer comment explaining the Sniper achievement "Pincushion" simply states "Boromir someone", referencing the death of Boromir in The Lord of the Rings?
...that the Demoman achievement "Operation High Dive" and the Soldier achievement "Project Excelsior" require 1644825.6 Hammer units which is 1827 times the length of the 2Fort bridge?

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