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.

Beatrix Potter created the first of her legendary "Peter Rabbit" children's stories in 1902.

The first human-made object to break the sound barrier was a whip.

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