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• 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.

• 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.

• 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.