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*...that [[Non-player characters#Abraham Lincoln|Abraham Lincoln]] invented stairs?
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* ...that the song that plays when the viewer sees [[Pyroland]] in ''[[Meet the Pyro]]'' is a real song written by [[w:The Lovin' Spoonful|The Lovin' Spoonful]] called "Do You Believe in Magic"?
*...that there are Cool Beans hidden on the map [[Banana Bay]]?
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* ...that due to the different model physics, the [[Mutated Milk]] and [[Self-Aware Beauty Mark]] fly slightly farther than their original counterparts?
*...that Valve for a while accidentally changed the unusual drop rate to 100% on some old crates on 25th July 2019?
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* ...that in [[Trailer 2]], two [[Medic]]s can be briefly seen in the [[Civilian#The reference pose|reference pose]]?
*...that the [[Whoopee Cap]]'s description references [[w:Jughead Jones|Jughead Jones]], of [[w:Archie (comics)|''Archie Comics'']] fame, who is well-known for wearing a similar cap?
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* ...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 music from the [[Kazotsky Kick]] taunt can be heard in the CS:GO map [https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki/Train Train], coming from a small radio inside the kitchen?
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* ...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 [[Clinical Trial]] is the only item set in the game that doesn't feature a cosmetic?
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* ...that in ''[[Meet the Sniper]]'' he is shown to have an injury called Garand Thumb?
*...that at point-blank range the [[Force-A-Nature]] deals more damage than Soldier's [[Rocket Launcher]]s (except the [[Direct Hit]])?
 
 
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*...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]]?
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* ...that the [[Non-player characters#BLU team (original)|original BLU team]] consists of some famous historical figures, such as [[w:Nikola Telsa|Nikola Tesla]] and [[w:Abraham Lincoln|Abraham Lincoln]]?
*...that the [[Festive]] [[Huntsman]] has a tag on that says "Merry Smissmas --Sniper"?
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* ...that the [[Powerjack]] used to have a +25% damage bonus in addition to a +75 health on kill?
*...that the [[Strange Bacon Grease]], despite its name, is actually in Unique Quality?
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* ...that with the [[Hitman's Heatmaker]] you can activate Focus no matter the amount of charge it is at?
*...that the [[Isolated Merc]] and the [[Isolationist Pack]] are the only item sets in the game to provide buffs and debuffs?
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* ...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 the [[Candy Cane]], [[Boston Basher]], [[Pain Train]], [[Back Scratcher]], [[Holiday Punch]], [[Killing Gloves of Boxing]] and the [[Machina]] are the only weapons whose stats have remained unchanged since release?
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* ...that in [[Trailer 1]] the [[Spy]] can be seen wielding a [[Tranquilizer Gun]]?
*...that the Woodland Warrior [[Rocket Launcher]] skin has a hidden [[Spycrab]] in it?
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* ...that the [[Neck Snap]] taunt is the first partner taunt that only one class can initiate?  
*...that it is possible to land a [[Mini-Crits]] using the [[Axtinguisher]] on an enemy [[Pyro]] or an enemy [[Sniper]] wearing the [[Darwin's Danger Shield]]?
 
 
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*...that it is possible to perform a [[Jumping#Flare_jump|flare jump]] using the [[Flare Gun]] at a very specific angle on some locations of the maps?
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* ...that the [[Scout]] appears as a figurine in Half-Life: Alyx?
*...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?
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* ...that the [[Rocket Jumper]] and [[Sticky Jumper]] used to have max health penalties?
*...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?
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* ...that the [[Soldier]] is married to the [[Heavy]]'s sister, Zhanna?
*...that [[Heavy]] has a Ph.D. in Russian literature?
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* ...that the label on the [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] does not have the exclamation mark (!) after the "Bonk"?  
*...that the [[Your Eternal Reward]] is a reference to Aladdin?
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* ...that the [[Fight Songs: The Music Of Team Fortress 2]] is available on vinyl?
*...that when [[Demoman]] cleaned up at [[Merasmus]]'s home, he [[Bombinomicon (comic)|lost his eye]]?
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* ...that the Spycrab meme's popularity resulted in a [[Merchandise|plushie]] version being created?
*...that the oldest known unusual is a Circling Peace Sign [[Stout Shako]]?
 
 
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*...that the only non-stock [[Soldier]] primary [[Weapons]] that have a hollow barrel are the [[Original]] and the [[Rocket Jumper]]?
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* ...that a fire extinguisher on [[Turbine Center]] can put out a burning player once per round?
*...that with the [[Lumbricus Lid]] equipped the [[Kamikaze]] taunt will have a unique [[Kill icon]]?
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* ...that the [[Team Fortress Wiki]] has a [[w:Konami Code|secret]]?
*...that the [[Unusual Haunted Metal Scrap]] and the [[Headtaker|Unusual Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker]] is the only [[Unusual]] quality items you can get for free in-game?
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* ...that the [[Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul]] originally had a zombie face instead of a skull?
*...that there are [[RED]] Versions of the [[Mann vs. Machine]] robots in the files, but nowhere to be seen in-game?
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* ...that ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' went through several different iterations before release, such as ''[[Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms]]'' and ''[[Invasion]]''?
*...that a fully [[Overheal|overhealed]] [[Heavy]] with the [[Fists of Steel]] active and under the effect of the [[Dalokohs Bar]] can survive a fully-charged [[Machina]] [[headshot]]?
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* ...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 [[Festive]] lights on some weapons are powered by [[List_of_companies|Bonk!]] batteries?
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* ...that the [[Flying Guillotine]] has a max flight time?
*...that the [[Engineer]] at the end of "[[Meet the Medic]]" is playing "[[A Little Heart to Heart (Soundtrack)|A Little Heart to Heart]]" on his guitar?
 
 
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*...that it was revealed in the [[Comics]] that there were several teams hired by the [[Administrator]] named Vanguard, Echelon, and Citadel?
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* ...that the [[Cow Mangler 5000]], [[Pomson 6000]], [[Batsaber]] and [[:Category:Items with unused painted variants|a lot of other items]] have unused paint variants?
*...that the [[BLU]] [[Pyro (Classic)|Team Fortress Classic Pyro]] is a woman named Beatrice?
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* ...that [[Valve]] employees can give themselves weapons with the special [[Valve (quality)|Valve quality]]?
*...that there are a total of 160 weapons?
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* ...that on the queue you can change the color of the TF logo from red to blue by clicking on it?
*...that [[Scout]] has 7 older brothers and he is the youngest?
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* ...that the [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] was invented in 1932 and consists of zinc, ammonium chloride, molten salt and sugar?
*...that the [[Engineer]] and [[Medic]] have the least amount of weapons?
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* ...that the [[Execution]] is the only taunt kill to use ammo?
*...that the Scout and [[Pyro]] have the most amount of weapons?
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* ...that [[Merasmus]] uses [[Sniper]]'s melee animations?
*...that the only taunt you can unlock for free is the [[Director's Vision]]?
 
 
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*...that the [[Pyro]] has the most taunt kills?
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* ...that the Chinese characters (酒吧) on the [[Neon Annihilator]] mean "bar"?
*...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?
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* ...that the [[Third Degree]] is the only direct upgrade to any weapon in the game?
*...that the highest player peak as of 2020 is 131,300 players?
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* ...that the [[Classic]] is based on the design of the [[Sniper Rifle (Classic)|Sniper Rifle]] from ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]''?
*...that the [[Demoman]] was once poisoned in the comic, [[Old Wounds]], by nothing but food since he drinks alcohol a lot?
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* ...that in the [[Mann vs. Machine (teaser)|Mann vs. Machine teaser]], the [[Scout]] switches between the [[Sandman]] and the stock [[Bat]] twice?
*...that the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann]] is [[Zepheniah Mann]]'s brother?
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* ...that the [[gibs]] for each class use beta designs seen in both the [[Trailer 1|first]] and [[Trailer 2|second trailers]]?
*...that the [[Nessie's Nine Iron]], a melee reskin for Demoman, is a reference to the legendary Scottish monster, the [[w:Loch Ness Monster|Loch Ness Monster]]?
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* ...that activating all four [[Vaccinator]] charges back-to-back gives you ten seconds of [[ÜberCharge]], two more compared to the ÜberCharges of the [[Medic#Secondary|Medic's other secondary weapons]]?
*...that the [[Spy]] is known to speak phrases in French, Spanish and Italian?
 
 
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*...that the [[Sniper (Classic)|Team Fortress Classic Sniper]] is named Virgil, and the [[Engineer (Classic)|Team Fortress Classic Engineer]] is named Fred?
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* ...that with the [[Ali Baba Wee Booties]] or [[Bootlegger]], a [[Demoman shield|shield]], and 4 or more [[Eyelander|collected heads]], the [[Demoman]] becomes faster than the [[Scout]]?
*...that the [[Shred Alert]] has its own unused kill icon?
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* ...that [[Gold Rush]] started as a remake of [[Dustbowl (Classic)|Dustbowl]] from ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]''?
*...that the [[Sentry Buster]] uses the animations and hitboxes of a Giant Demoman Robot, and thus can be headshotted?
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* ...that the [[Eviction Notice]] is the fastest swinging melee weapon in the game, even faster than the [[Bat]]?
*...that [[Saxton Hale]] fought a lion while cutting his hair?
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* ...that [[Valve]] employees have the ability to cheat on any server by using an employee exclusive cheat command called [[Cheats#Power Play|Powerplay]]?
*... that the [[Medic]] appeared to have various organs from various exotic creatures in his fridge in [[Meet the Medic]], including a Loch Ness hamster?
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* ...that the first classes added to ''[[Team Fortress|QuakeWorld Team Fortress]]'' were the [[Scout (Classic)|Scout]], the [[Sniper (Classic)|Sniper]], the [[Soldier (Classic)|Soldier]], the [[Demoman (Classic)|Demoman]] and the [[Medic (Classic)|Medic]]?
*... that the [[Pyro]] can reflect [[Rescue Ranger]] bolts and [[Crusader's Crossbow]] syringes?
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* ...that the [[Heavy (Classic)|Heavy Weapons Guy]] class was originally added in ''[[Team Fortress|QuakeWorld Team Fortress]]'' because the developers loved the movie ''[[w:Predator (film)|Predator]]''?
*... 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?
 
 
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*...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?
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* ...that the first couple of versions of ''[[Team Fortress]]'' had no teams and was purely [[List of maps (Classic)|deathmatch]]?
*... that the [[Bread Bite]] has 2 completely unique inspect animations, unlike the rest of Heavy's gloves?
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* ...that in case a [[Sapper]] is placed on a [[Sentry Gun]], the [[Sentry Gun#Sentry Manual|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 [[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?
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* ...that the [[Pyro]] class was originally added after ''[[w:QuakeWorld|QuakeWorld]]'' came out to help out players with slow network connections?
*...that the [[Flame Thrower]] and [[Knife]] are the single class weapons with the most [[reskins]]?
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* ...that the [[Engineer]] couldn't [[Buildings#Hauling|haul his buildings]] until the [[Engineer Update]], three years after ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' first came out?
*... 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]]?
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* ...that the [[Gunboats]] would have been given to the [[Demoman]] if he won the [[WAR! Update]]?
*...that according to the comic [[Death of a Salesbot]] the President of the United States by 1999 is a Pomeranian named "Kisses Von Butternubs"?
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* ...that the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker]] is the [[Weapons|weapon]] with the longest name?<!-- Longest name in general is Somewhat Threatening Unusual Mountaineering Festivized Professional Killstreak Gifting Mann's Wrap Paper Scotsman's Skullcutter. However, this may get outdated quickly due to a new map filter being able to replace "Mountaineering". -->
*...that [[Medic]]'s pet [[Archimedes]], had his name based off of a real scientist that studied physics?
 
 
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*...that [[TF2]] had [[grenades]] in it at some point?
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* ...that [[Medieval Mode]] exists because the [[Soldier]] angered a [[Merasmus|magician]]?
*...that the bobblehead in [[Meet the Sniper]] was originally supposed to be an "[[List of companies|Old Geezer]]" instead of the [[Civilian (Classic)|Civilian]]?
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* ...that prior to the [[Meet Your Match Update]], only the [[Quick-Fix]] allowed the [[Medic]] to match the speed of his patient?
*...that [[Pier]] has a secret disco room behind the vent in BLU spawn?
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* ...that the name "Team Fortress" came from a ''[[w:Doom|Doom]]'' map called ''[https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/deathmatch/d-f/fortress fortress.wad]''?
*...that when you suicide in spawn, you can immediately respawn by changing classes?
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* ...that the [[Disciplinary Action]] has the longest range compared to the other melee weapons?
*...that the [[Soldier's Stash]] does not in any way, shape, or form promote smoking or gambling?
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* ...that the [[Engineer (Classic)|Engineer]] class was originally added in ''[[Team Fortress|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 Soldier has a higher chance of spawning bread when teleporting?
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* ...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 collecting heads with the [[Eyelander]] or its reskins also increases your [[Shield]] bash damage?
 
 
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*...that there are exactly 21 bars in the loading screen?
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* ...that [[Heather Campbell]], the artist who drew the original [[:File:Theannouncer.jpg|fan rendition]] of the [[Administrator]], went on to illustrate many of the [[comics]]?
*...that the Spy has the most class-exclusive weapon reskins, at 8?
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* ...that [[Nolan North]], the [[Voice actors|voice actor]] for characters such as [[Merasmus]], the [[Halloween Boss voice responses#Mann Brothers|Mann brothers and Zepheniah Mann]], and the [[Halloween Boss voice responses#Pumpkin bombs|unused pumpkin bomb lines]] was born on the 31st of October, the same day as Halloween?
*...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?
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*...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 mercs?
 
*...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]]?
 
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  • ...that when the Scout triple jumps with the Atomizer, he will leave a purple smoke puff behind instead of his regular white trail?
  • ...that competitive players of the Heavy sometimes use a trackball instead of a mouse to turn around quickly?
  • ...that Team Fortress 2 maps have been ported into Left 4 Dead?
  • ...that the animation for the Spy pulling out his Sapper is the same as the Heavy pulling out his Sandvich?
  • ...that the Announcer only has annual one hour vacations?
  • ...that a Pyro can perform a rocket jump by air blasting a rocket at his feet?
  • ...that there is a neutral grey suitcase in the game files, suggesting some form of one-flag Capture the Flag may have been scrapped before release?
  • ...that the first spoken reference to an opposing team was made by the BLU Soldier in Meet the Sandvich?

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