In the lyrics of Rolling Stone's all-time best Beatles' song, "A Day in the Life," what were there 4000 of in Blackburn, Lancashire?

When Lennon was writing the lyrics to "A Day in the Life," he pulled stories from various newspapers to put together the story for the song. Apparently, on the day he was reading one local newspaper, there was a report about the 'atrocious state of the area's roadways,' and that there were 4,000 potholes on the roads in Blackburn, Lancashire. Apparently Royal Albert Hall was none too happy.

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