 SPOILER: One of the biggest news stories of the 1940s was the birth  of the first known set of quintuplets to the Dionne family in  Canada, so Trudys set of six babies would have been an even bigger  sensation. This explains why, in the montage of international  reactions to the births, the Canadian Premier is quoted as saying  that the news is "Possible, but not probable" in the evident hope  that his nation will not lose its claim to fame. Also, the reason  that Hitler and Mussolini are portrayed as receiving the news of  Miss Kockenlockers happy event with anger and dismay is because  both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy had a policy of encouraging  motherhood and an expanding population in their countries, even  offering cash bonuses for large families.