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TIL The Last VCRS were produced in July of 2016

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4Vp6 TIL in 1996, a Norwegian man became the first to cross Antarctica, 1,864 miles - coast to coast, alone and completely without support. In 2001, he completed the first solo crossing of the Arctic, from Siberia to Canada via the North Pole, in 82 days.
OG9ge TIL Big Ben has a Prison Room. Last time it was used as a prison room was in 1880, when a newly elected atheist member of Parliament refused to swear an oath to the Queen.
v1ZYB TIL that K2, the second highest mountain on Earth, is considered the deadliest with approximately one person dying while attempting to climb it for every four who successfully reach the summit.
DQBaj TIL that Alan Hale Jr. Was only 43 when he started playing "The Skipper" on Gilligan's Island.
XQdD TIL that wasp stings are alkaline but bee stings are acidic