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TIL The Last VCRS were produced in July of 2016

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X0Ap6 TIL Jimmy Carter and his administration despite many attempts failed to locate a downed twinengine plane over Africa. The CIA contacted a woman in California who claimed to have supernatural capabilities. She went in a trance and wrote down latitudes and longitudes that located the plane.
NOXQ TIL of Cardinal von Galen, one of the first public figures to stand up to Hitler. For opposing the killing of the disabled, Hitler planned to kill him after the War.
LQw0v TIL that the Apollo 11 astronauts had to fill out customs forms when they returned to Earth, including declaring "moon rock and dust samples" as items they were bringing into the country.
XER1D TIL that in 2012, a uk couple jokingly invited Queen Elizabeth II to their wedding. She stopped by and said hello
1GgO TIL Stan Durwood, former president of AMC theaters, demanded until his dying day that Snickers be sold at all theaters for 45 cents so when you went to the theaters you could always afford some candy