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 risk of being struck by a falling meteorite for a human is one occurence every 9,300 years.

The popsicle was invented in 1905 by an 11-year-old boy.

AMAZING FACTS