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• To  "drop a room" means to strategically bid to drive up the price on your opponent.

• Container auctions move quickly to avoid affecting the facility`s shipping schedule.

• The first harmonica pistol was made in 1829, and is now worth $200,000.

• BattleBots was one of the many combat robot TV shows in the early 2000s.

• Alphonse Jarre was known for designing harmonica-feed pistols.

• The first firearm with a vertical magazine was the Volition repeating rifle in 1848.

• The Phoenix Mars rover took almost 10 months to travel 422 million miles.

• The middleweight class of combat robots can weight up to 120 pounds.

• BattleBot weapons include saw blades, axes, hammers, and flame throwers.

• Some bots hit with a force of 250psi, ten times the force that can break bones.

• BattleBot arenas feature obstacles like spinning plates, pits, walls, and fire.

• Private golf courses in Palm Springs have membership fees as high as $250,000.

• The highest recorded temperature in Palm Springs is 123° F, recorded on July 28, 1995.

• Off-road chest protectors guard against puncture wounds from flying trail debris.

• Some sand rails boast over 400 horsepower, and can jump over 10 feet in the air.

• The largest of the Dumont Dunes, Competition Hill, rises 500 feet above the Mojave Desert.

• The `65 Mustang debuted on film in the 1964 James Bond movie, Goldfinger.

• The Ford Mustang is named after the WWII P-51 Mustang fighter plane.

• Paul Newman reprised his role as "Fast Eddie" in 1986`s The Color of Money.

• Sand rails feature special tires to `float` on top of sand.

• Sand rails are frequently used by the Navy SEALs in combat.

• In 1592, San Diego was the first site visited by Europeans in what is now California.

• The world`s first pitching machine was designed in 1897 and powered by gunpowder.

• Hydraulic rams use special heat resistant fluid to avoid explosion during fire rescues.

• The Jaws of Life is a hydraulic tool used to help free victims from wrecked vehicles.

• The Jaws of Life was first used in 1963 as a tool to rescue race car drivers from crashes.

• The founder of Master Pitching Machines` first prototype was built in 1952.

• A 105 mph heater thrown by Aroldis Chapman in 2010 is the fastest pitch in MLB history.

• The first Jaws of Life machine was so large it had to be transported by a pickup truck.

• On average, extrication with the Jaws of Life takes 9 to 15 minutes.

• Firefighters often use the Jaws of Life to extract victims from burning buildings.