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*...that at a starting gate, if a [[Demoman]] places his [[sticky bombs]] directly on the bottom of the gate, when he detonates them they can injure an enemy also touching the gate?
 
*...that at a starting gate, if a [[Demoman]] places his [[sticky bombs]] directly on the bottom of the gate, when he detonates them they can injure an enemy also touching the gate?
  
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*...that the [[Syringe Gun]] and the [[Blutsauger]] are the only projectile (non hitscan) weapons that cannot be airblasted?
  
 
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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?




Facts suggestions

  • ...that a Heavy's Showdown taunt (code-wise) kills with a wide yet invisible bullet?
  • ...that if you shoot an enemy in the head with the sniper rifle while you are not scoped, it will not count as a headshot even if the enemy dies?
  • ...that the Snipers parents live on Adelaide Street, Australia (Red House on the left)?
  • ...that despite breaking upon a backstab, the promotional image of the Razorback shows it with a knife embedded in it, and very much intact?
  • ...that Pipeline was the first official map to take place at night?
  • ...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 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 it is possible to kill a player on the winning side during humiliation?
  • ...that the Sniper is the first class to recieve 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 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?
  • ...that the Razorback is the only weapon that is visible at all times when equipped?
  • ...the Spy is the only class in the character selecetion 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 and the WAR! Update are the only two 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 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?
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  • ...that on the Soldier's Buff Banner backpack there is a text over the eagle saying "Screaming Eagles" like the Screaming Eagles achivement?
  • ...that the Demoman is the only class who never speaks his native language of Highland Gaelic?
  • ...that the Soldier's Grenade taunt attack can be survived if you have 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 Grenade 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 Grenade 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 the Razorback and the Buff Banner are the only weapons that are visible at all times when equipped?
  • ...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 wearers 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.)

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  • ...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 if you hang out of the battlement window on either team in Double Cross, you can shoot clear into the opposing team's courtyard?
  • ...that at a starting gate, if a Demoman places his sticky bombs directly on the bottom of the gate, when he detonates them they can injure an enemy also touching the gate?
  • ...that the Syringe Gun and the Blutsauger are the only projectile (non hitscan) weapons that cannot be airblasted?

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