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 Library of Congress, located in Washington D.C., is the largest library in the world.

Donald Rumsfeld was both the youngest and the oldest defense secretary in US history.

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