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TIL that the island council of Mackinac Island in Michigan had to give special permission for the 1980 Christopher Reeve movie 'Somewhere In Time' to bring cars on the island as (other than emergency vehicles) cars are prohibited. The cars brought for the production were limited to filming areas.

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