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TIL New moms in Finland get a ‘starter kit’: clothes, snowsuits, sheets, toys, picture books and a padded box which is the baby’s first crib. All FOR FREE.

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v15Q4 TIL some people think in images and some think in words.
E76p TIL: When Clint Eastwood was 21 he survived a plan crash in the ocean then swam unassisted two miles in the frigid Pacific waters just off the San Fransisco Bay.
RvN4 TIL George Lucas pitched an ending to ROTJ where Luke helps Vader take off his helmet and then puts it on himself, saying “Now I am Vader. Now I will go and kill the [Rebel] fleet and I will rule the universe”. His co-writer, Lawrence Kasdan, liked the idea, but Lucas decided not to go that dark.
E15w TIL in 1962 Neil Armstrong’s parents appeared on the TV show “I’ve Got A Secret”. Host Gary Moore asked, “…if it turns out that your son is the first man to land on the moon, how would you feel?”
9JdG TIL Sailor Moon in Japan had a lesbian couple, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptume. In the English translation this is censored, stating they are cousins instead. Due to problematic dubbing flirting was left in, leading some viewers to infer their relationship as incestuous.