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TIL That cheetahs cannot roar, they can only purr like a housecat! (cute video links of this in comments)

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DQE7p TIL the female figure in the left side of Coat of Arms of New Zealand's design and appearance was inspired by the actress Grace Kelly; Just because the designer Jack Marshall(a future Prime Minister) liked her so much.
rRxVd TIL that Marlon Brando improvised the orange peel scene in the Godfather Part 1. Coppola revealed: "“[Brando] said, ‘Here’s how I play with kids,’ and took an orange peel, cut it into pieces that looked like fangs and slipped them into his mouth.”
d8bv7 TIL growing almonds in California takes more than half of the commercial honeybees in the US, meaning they have to be temporarily shipped in from almost every other state.
LkeDv TIL a Man Saved A Drowning 400-lb Black Bear.
W7jE4 TIL Ford Motor Company made experimental helmets for soldiers in WW1. The Model No. 8 helmet made between 1917 and 1918 weight 3 lbs and looked like a knight helmet.