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TIL South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut’s major themes were censorship and controversy surrounding young viewers being exposed to mature themes in film. Their film ended up being the most viewed R-Rated film by underage viewers of the year.

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BrXeb TIL the first Paddington Bear stuffed toy to be manufactured was created in 1972 by Gabrielle Designs, a small business run by Shirley and Eddie Clarkson, with the prototype made as a Christmas present for their children Joanna and Jeremy Clarkson (later known as a British TV presenter and writer).
kOG4W TIL in the early 70s Chrysler would produce unordered cars and store them at the "sales bank". The company then coerced the dealers into buying these cars under threat of such actions as not processing warranty claims or misplacing custom orders.
yQoB8 TIL the earliest know pair of socks are from Egypt and were worn with sandals.
e0OlE TIL that the book Esteban Vallejo is reading in "Kill Bill Vol. 2" is made up and named for a production assistant on the film.
DAbv TIL IMDB is over 22 years old, and it started on USENET