For a race that's been run 99 times, there is a lot to know to keep up with the references to climbing fences, drinking milk and kissing bricks at the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.
Here's a little help from 2016 Angie's List Grand Prix pace car driver and author John Green in his latest Mental Floss video with 25 things to know about the Indy 500:
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