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Welcome to the fourth season of SpikeTV`s television series
Auction Hunters Pawn Shop Edition. Allen Haff and Ton Jones decided to open a store to sell their unique finds from storage auction units. Items found in these three episodes included an antique ammo collection, classic football helmets, jousting gear, a Samurai sword, and a riot gun.
Read or take notes on these interesting `Factoids` from
Auction Hunters.
Season 4, Episode 1: "Once a Pawn a Time."
(Mauser 9mm WWI - Photo: SpikeTV)
• In 1857, over $500,000 of gold was stolen in the largest stagecoach robbery.
• Drinking six gallons of coffee at once would constitute a lethal dose of caffeine.
• In 1905, after 19 football related deaths, helmets were introduced to avoid a total ban of the sport.
• An empty toy soldier box from the 1930s sold for over $2000 at auction.
• Loading a cap and ball revolver could take over three minutes.
• The world`s smallest gun, about the size of a quarter, uses a 2mm pinfire cartridge.
• The design for Han Solo`s blaster, from Star Wars, was based on the Mauser pistol.
• (About football helmets.) It wasn`t until 1948 that the first team logo, the ram`s horn, was put onto a helmet.
Season 4, Episode 2: "Win Lose or Joust."
(Jousting - Photo: SpikeTV)
• In 1962, jousting was named the official sport of Maryland.
• The most valuable comic book is Action Comics #1, valued at over $3 million.
• In 1973, the first Medieval Times dinner show opened in Spain.
• The ancient suicide ritual of Seppuku has been performed as recently as 2001.
• The lance was named after Sir Lancelot from King Arthur folklore.
• King Henry II died from injuries suffered in a jousting tournament.
Season 4, Episode 3: "It`s Raining Ton."
(Riot Gun - Photo: SpikeTV)
• Tear gas was first used by the French in World War I.
• The first non-lethal rounds were short sections of broom handles fired at rioters.
• Penny scales were the first vending machines.
• In the 1930`s Americans dropped more than 10 billion pennies into scales each year.
• Hugh Hefner`s original name for Playboy was "Stag Party".
• The Blob was invented by Tex Roberston using an Army Surplus fuel bladder.
• The world blobbing record is 56 feet set in 2011.
• Members of the U.S. Armed Forces are exposed to tear gas during basic training.
• Standard bean bag rounds have a muzzle velocity of 200-300 feet per second.
• The MT-37 has an effective range of over 90 yards.
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Also
Auction Hunters` Factoids XIX
Auction Hunters` Factoids XVIII
About the Author...
Chuck G. is a freelance blogger and celebrity interviewer based in Southern California. She`s a Geek who watches US Women`s National Soccer, ⤠Pizza & Beach Life. You may follow her on Twitter @chuckgwriter.