The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world before the construction of the Empire State Building in 1930.

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 Dead Sea has been sinking for last several years.

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