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TIL there are sea cruises dedicated to knitting and other crafts

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46VJ TIL after Nat King Cole moved to an affluent L.A. neighborhood a burning cross was left in his yard. Afterwards, his homeowners association told him they didn’t want undesirables moving in. Cole retorted, “Neither do I. And if I see anybody undesirable coming in here, I’ll be the first to complain.”
R7Dv7 [TIL] Some spiders are master recyclers. Orb-weavers remove their webs every morning by eating the silk. This way, protein from the silk is never wasted. They hide from predators all day and make a new web at night. I saw this myself this morning at on my balcony!
d8Gnd TIL that the King of Thailand's second wife fled to Britain with their five children after being divorced, denounced and accused of abuse and fraud.
NXkpE TIL The US Virgin Islands were purchased from Denmark in 1917 for $25 million.
EgYGW TIL that the US ranks 51st in the world in life expectancy, behind China and Cuba.