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TIL Peter Gabriel's first four solo albums were all called "Peter Gabriel", and used the same typeface and name positioning. The idea was to make them like issues of a magazine.

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VBM7Q TIL The White House built a vinyl record collection during the administrations of Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter of more than 2,000 donated albums. A time capsule of 1970s trends, it ranges from Pat Boone, Barry Manilow and John Denver to the Beatles, Isaac Hayes, The Clash and Elvis Costello.
yQm7l TIL that New Zealand bans ludicrous children’s names that would cause offence: this has protected children from being called Stallion, Yeah Detroit, Fish and Chips, Twisty Poi, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, but did allow one to be called Number 16 Bus Shelter.
M77d0 TIL that a former Danish fossil fuel company (DONG, now Ørsted) switched to 85 % renewable energy generation in just 8 years. Their investments in wind technology (several tens of billions of euros) are largely responsible for advancements in wind power and why it is so cheap today.
vPjRx TIL Lobsters can be right- or left-handed – or clawed. When larval lobster settle to the bottom, their claws are identical. But within several molts, the claws become specialized. They also have clear blood that turns blue when exposed to air, due to oxidizing copper in the hemocyanin protein.
v1oPx TIL that MLK day wasn't officially celebrated by all 50 states until 2000 even though it's been a federal holiday since 1983.