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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 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 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?
...that you can deal over 7 quadrillion (15 zeros) damage to a single player with the Mantreads if you land on a tower of 31 Soldiers with the Mantreads equipped at maximum falling speed?

...that the Medic is called "Mr. Ludwig" instead of "Dr. Ludwig" by the Devil due to Medic losing his medical license?

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-*...that the [[Backburner]] couldn't originally perform airblasts?
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-*...that when the [[Aladdin's Private Reserve]] was spelled with an extra "L" when it was first released?
-*...that every class except the [[Sniper]] has an item that will heal themselves?
-*...that the [[Degreaser]] is made up of parts from a vintage gas station pump, car muffler, antique fire extinguisher, and stove top burner?
-*...that the [[Powerjack]] is made up of a 1950s automobile jack and car battery?
-*...that the [[Spy]] can survive [[kill taunts]] with the [[Dead Ringer]] if his health is not too low?
-*...that in the [[Australian Christmas]] update, [[Saxton Hale]] had a [[Media:Store_xmas_sale_3.png|Christmas tree]] pictured on his chest instead of the usual Australia?
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-*...that the design of the [[Administrator]] was not originally created by [[Valve]], but was instead purchased from the artist [http://buttfacemakani.livejournal.com/301005.html Makani] some time before December 9, 2009?
-*...that the [[RED]] [[Spy]] has a deeper voice than the [[BLU]] Spy in [[Meet the Spy]]?
-*...that the hilt of the [[Persian Persuader]] has the {{W|Loch Ness Monster}} forged on it?
-*...that the road sign in [[Meet the Sniper]] sports the head shot death icon?
-*...that the [[Ghastly Gibus]] originally belonged to [[Zepheniah Mann]]?
-*...that the [[Engineer]] wears his default hard hat backwards?
-*...that the [[Medic]] plays his "violin" on the wrong shoulder in his melee taunt?
-*...that the closing portcullis on [[DeGroot Keep]] can kill you even when you have the [[Dead Ringer]] out?
-*...that the [[Huntsman]], [[Jarate]], and an unpacked crate marked "[[Razorback]]" can all be seen in the [[Meet the Spy]] video?
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-*...that being killed by either of the Halloween [[boss]]es counts as an environmental death?
-*...that the [[RED]] spawn room of [[Mann Manor]] contains a room with a desk and an ominous person sitting at it, revealed to be [[Redmond Mann]] next to his life-extension machine?
-*...that the [[Soldier]] speaks some [[Soldier responses|responses]] like a robot when he has the entire [[The Tin Soldier]] set equipped?
-*...that the [[Sandvich]] has [[Meet The Sandvich|its own Meet the Team video]]?
-*...that the [[Engineer]] is seen holding the [[Frontier Justice]] in the [[Mac Update trailer]] video before it was officially announced?
-*...that the [[Announcer]] only has annual one hour vacations?
-*...that the [[Soldier]]'s voice actor also voiced General Pepper, the Narrator, Wolf O'Donnell, Leon Powalski, and Andross from the popular Nintendo 64 game, ''StarFox 64''?
-*...that a #101 [[Golden Wrench]] and a #11112 [[Gentle Manne's Service Medal]] were given to the winner of a charity auction for Child's Play?
-*...that the spawn rooms for both [[RED]] and [[BLU]] on [[Coldfront]] were inspired by the [http://static.open.salon.com/files/strangelove_war_room1217603526.jpg war room] from the 1964 film ''{{w|Dr. Strangelove}}''?
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-*...that the [[Übersaw]] and the [[Vita-Saw]] both have a vial that will fill with a blue or red liquid when an [[ÜberCharge]] is being built, and drain while the Übercharge is being used?
-*...that the [[Pistol]] is similar to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makarov_pistol Makarov], a Russian handgun?
-*...that [[MONOCULUS]] is the [[Demoman]]'s missing eye?
-*...that the [[Soldier]] shares an apartment with [[Merasmus the Magician]]?
-*...that the [[Soldier]] and [[Engineer]]'s [[voice actors]] (Rick Mays and Grant Goodeve, respectively) have both voiced the character Wolf O'Donnel from the ''Star Fox'' game series?
-*...that in all of the [[Meet the Team]] videos, the [[BLU]] [[Scout]] is never shown being killed?
-*...that if a player has [[friendly fire]] enabled, they can hurt themselves with the [[Third Degree]] by attacking a [[Medic]] [[heal|healing]] them?
-*...that in [[Meet The Sandvich]], it says "COPYRIGHT OMNOMNOM" on the bottom right corner instead of the usual "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL"?
-*...that the [[Market Gardener]] also crits while rocket jumping using enemy rockets?
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+* ...that on [[Slasher]], the words "RED SMELLS" followed by the addition of "GOOD" found in the RED outhouse is a reference to the [[w:SpongeBob SquarePants|''SpongeBob SquarePants'']] episode [https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Sailor_Mouth Sailor Mouth] where SpongeBob "finishes" someone's insulting graffiti on a dumpster by adding the word "good" to it in a similar fashion?
-*...that in [[Foundry]], behind the glass in the main [[RED]] spawn, is a room guarded by a [[RED]] [[Soldier]] with a [[Scout]] and [[Heavy]] inside looking at photos of the [[team]]?
+* ...that [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys]] are internally called "decoder rings"?
+* ...that the [[Atomizer]]'s 15% damage penalty also affects its [[Grand Slam|kill taunt]]?
-*...that the [[Mmmph]]'s damage reduction will allow the [[Pyro]] to survive the [[Payload]]'s detonation, headshots, backstabs, and any taunt-kill?
+* ...that the {{Key|F1}} and {{Key|F3}} keys are bound by default to nonexistent commands, <code>+showroundinfo</code> and <code>show_matchmaking</code>, respectively?
+* ...that the Scout's [[Peace Out]] taunt is a reference to the [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/grant-gustin-next-to-oliver-queens-grave Grant Gustin next to Oliver Queen's grave] meme?
-*...that the [[Huntsman]] can be drawn mid-air, but can't be fired until touching the ground?
+* ...that the Heavy is the only class without a taunt for most all class melee weapons?
-*...that in [[Meet the Engineer]], his camp-fire is actually a [[fire|burning]] [[BLU]] [[Sniper]]?
-*...that whenever a [[Golden Wrench]] or a [[Saxxy]] is destroyed, a message is sent to all active players regarding which user has destroyed the item?
-*...that [[Hydro]] is the only official [[Territorial Control]] map?
-*...that the [[Shortstop]] shares ammo with the [[Pistol]] and the [[Lugermorph]], but not the [[Winger]]?
-*...that the [[Bottle]] is dated 1808 and the [[Scottish Handshake]] is dated 1680?
-*...that the [[RED]] [[Demoman]]'s father lost both eyes before he was 30, yet maintained 26 jobs until he died?
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+* ...that the [[Dead Head]] was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the [[Skullcap]]?
-*...that you gain [[kill assist]]s on friendly [[Sentry Guns]] that you help build and maintain?
+* ...that the PlayStation 3 version of [[Team Fortress 2]] was published by [[Electronic Arts]]?
+* ...that ''[[The Naked and the Dead]]'' reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
-*...that with perfect timing, the [[Scout]] can [[stun]] an enemy and [[Homerun|taunt kill]] them before they can move?
+* ...that in the game's code, the developer comment explaining the [[Sniper achievements|Sniper achievement]] "Pincushion" simply states "Boromir someone", referencing the death of [[w:Boromir|Boromir]] in ''[[w:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]''?
+* ...that the [[Demoman achievements|Demoman achievement]] "Operation High Dive" and the [[Soldier achievements|Soldier achievement]] "Project Excelsior" require 1644825.6 [[Hammer unit]]s which is 1827 times the length of the [[2Fort]] bridge?
-*...that you can survive the [[Train]] in [[Well]] with the [[Dead Ringer]]?
+* ...that you can deal over 7 quadrillion (15 zeros) damage to a single player with the [[Mantreads]] if you land on a tower of 31 Soldiers with the Mantreads equipped at maximum falling speed?
-*...that if a [[Engineer]] is stunned while he is selecting a place to put down his [[Buildings]], he can still see the blueprint model in thirdperson?
-*...that in [[Trailer 1]], the [[Medic]] is seen with a stethoscope that was later removed, but brought back as the [[Surgeon's Stethoscope]]?
-*...that in the first [[RED]] spawn in [[Thunder Mountain]], you can see members of [[RED]] team in a pool through the window?
-*...that it is possible for two [[Huntsman]] [[Sniper]]s to use the [[Skewer]] taunt on each other indefinitely, appearing stunned in front of each other?
-*...that a [[Medic]] will fill his [[ÜberCharge]] faster if the heal target is hurting himself?
-*...that you can combine the [[Atomizer]] and the [[Force-A-Nature]] to perform four jumps in mid-air?
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+* ...that the [[Medic]] is called "Mr. Ludwig" instead of "Dr. Ludwig" by the [[Non-player characters#Devil|Devil]] due to Medic losing his medical license?
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-*...that the [[RED]] [[Demoman]] and [[BLU]] [[Soldier]] became friends after meeting at a Projectile Weapons Expo?
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+* [[Template:Did you know/Previously featured facts|Previously featured facts]]
-*...that [[Demoman]]'s [[Non-player characters#Mr. & Mrs. DeGroot|dad]] walked 15 miles in the rain to blow up the Queen of England for a nickel?
-*...that on the day before the [[Über Update]] was officially announced, the [[TF2 Official Website]] was covered with [[:File:TF2blog-doves.png|doves and bird excrement]]?
-*...that originally, the [[Scout]] was planned to have a [[Nail Gun]] as a primary weapon?
-*...that the [[voice actors|voice actor]] for the [[Sniper]], John Patrick Lowrie, is married to Ellen McLain, who voices the [[Administrator]]?
-*...that the [[Spy-Cicle]] instantly regenerates in Medieval Mode when the spy gets ignited?
-*...that the [[Scout]] wears a left-handed [[Batter's Helmet]], and he wields the [[Wrap Assassin]] with his left hand in ''[[A Smissmas Story]]'', even though he is right-handed?
-*...that a Spy using the [[Invisibility Watch]] or the [[Dead Ringer]] can stay cloaked permanently if he is standing near a Level 3 [[Dispenser]]?
-*...that in the HUD, the Pyro's gas tank is fully black, but when he taunts the top part is yellow?
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-*...that a [[Spy]] doesn't need to be [[Disguise|disguised]] to take an enemy [[Teleporter]]?
-*...that the [[Engineer]] can use the [[Wrangler]] to shoot himself with his own [[Sentry]] to get to hard to reach areas?
-*...that the [[Heavy]] is the only class with a ranged [[taunt kill]]?
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