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TIL there are sea cruises dedicated to knitting and other crafts

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5Y8oP TIL that sections of the shiny stainless steel exterior of the Frank Gehry designed Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles had to be de-polished because in bright sun they were cooking neighboring buildings and blinding drivers.
gMMG9 TIL two things about Andrew Lincoln (of 'The Walking Dead'): 1.) His real name is Andrew James Clutterbuck, and 2.) His father-in-law is Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull.
KYQ9G TIL about Bart the Bear. He was a trained grizzly bear who starred in numerous movies and served as the Ambassador of Vital Ground, an organization dedicated to preserving threatened wildlife habitats.
YpoOG TIL at 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake, Canadian ice makers secretly hid a loonie (dollar coin) at center ice of the hockey rink. After both Canadian men and women hockey teams won gold, the "lucky loonie" was put in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Canadians still hide coins at the Olympics for luck.
oD8K TIL that three bodies were found in a storage room on the USS West Virginia when she was re-floated after Pearl Harbor. A calendar kept by the men indicated that they had survived for over two weeks after the attack.