In 1986, a drunk fan got into a pace car at Talladega Superspeedway, and started joyriding on the track in front of a nationwide audience. The police cruisers who had to chase him around the track were not amused when they caught and arrested him.

The song "Strawberry Fields Forever" sung by the Beatles refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.

The "silk" of a spider is stronger than steel threads of the same diameter.

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