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TIL Giorgio Moroder (Daft Punk collaborator) once released an album with Michael Holm titled Spinach, whose cover art featured a nude woman covered in the titular vegetable.

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x65oB [TIL] In the United States, a 'Heckler's Veto' happens when a speaker is silenced by the threat of antisocial or illegal acts of a disagreeing party. For instance, a peaceful demonstration is banned due to threatened violence by opponents.
mxX7p TIL that the Where’s Waldo book series was released with different names internationally. In Britain you were looking for Wally, Germans searched for tiny Walter, the French scoured the pages for petite Charlie, and if you were a young South African you tried to spot a little Willie.
PVPn TIL wild elephants have around double the life expectancy of their zoo counterparts.
WkBeB TIL that A 1983 April Fools' Day edition of the Durand Express, reported that "dihydrogen oxide" had been found in the city's water pipes,and warned that it was fatal if inhaled,and could produce blistering vapours.The dihydrogen monoxide parody involves calling water by an unfamiliar chemical name.
1ae1d TIL small but spacious enough to carry your essential needs with you