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TIL that 'Gremlins' was so shocking it led to the creation of the PG-13 rating in cinema

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vPe48 TIL comic book writer Mark Millar auctioned off the right to name the hero of his series Nemesis. He donated the winning bid, $8,500, to his brother's charity for special needs kids.
x68ek TIL in 1945 Ireland's president and prime minister both offered official condolences to Germany upon the death of Hitler. They were the only Western European democracy to do so and were described at "indifferent to the Nazi persecution of the Jews."
QVNe TIL that the voices for Duke Weselton (Frozen), Duke Weaselton (Zootopia), King Candy (Wreck it Ralph), and a role in Rogue Squadron all come from one guy, our favorite leaf on the wind, Alan Tudyk.
4Q5R TIL Finland has been sending expectant mothers free ‘baby boxes’ since the 30’s. The babies sleep in them and are credited with Finland’s world leading low mortality rates
WoOL TIL that an Alabama man passed out drunk and was raped by a woman while he was unconscious. She became pregnant, and he was required to pay child support to his rapist.